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Protection Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Protection?
[n] kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"
[n] payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" [n] the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" [n] the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform" [n] a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" [n] defense against financial failure; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness" [n] the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home" Synonyms | Synonyms for Protection: aegis | auspices | protective cover | protective covering | security | shelter | trade protection | tribute Related Terms | Find terms related to Protection: See Also | accompaniment | activity | armor | armour | assets | back | bell glass | bell jar | binder | binding | blind | bonnet | book binding | cap | care | charge | civil defense | cladding | cloche | coaster | cold frame | cover | coverage | covering | covering | cowl | cowling | crystal | dashboard | defence | defense | dust cover | endorsement | escort | escutcheon | extortion | faceplate | facing | fallboard | finger plate | guardianship | heat shield | hedge | hedging | hood | housing | immunisation | immunization | imposition | indemnity | infliction | inoculating | insulation | insurance | insurance | lining | locking | lockup | mask | momism | mulch | overlay | overlayer | overprotection | overshielding | patrol | preservation | radioprotection | ring-binder | roof | ruggedisation | ruggedization | saving | screen | scutcheon | sealing | security | self-defence | self-defense | self-protection | shade | sheath | sheathing | shelter | shield | shielding | splashboard | splasher | testudo | thumbstall | toecap | tutelage | vaccinating | washboard | watch crystal | watch glass | waterproofing Protection In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*tec"tion\, n. [L. protectio: cf. F. protection.]
1. The act of protecting, or the state of being protected;
preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense;
shelter; as, the weak need protection.
To your protection I commend me, gods. --Shak.
2. That which protects or preserves from injury; a defense; a
shield; a refuge.
Let them rise up . . . and be your protection.
--Deut. xxxii.
38.
3. A writing that protects or secures from molestation or
arrest; a pass; a safe-conduct; a passport.
He . . . gave them protections under his hand.
--Macaulay.
4. (Polit. Econ.) A theory, or a policy, of protecting the
producers in a country from foreign competition in the
home market by the imposition of such discriminating
duties on goods of foreign production as will restrict or
prevent their importation; -- opposed to {free trade}.
{Writ of protection}. (Law)
(a) A writ by which the king formerly exempted a person
from arrest; -- now disused. [Eng.] --Blackstone.
(b) A judicial writ issued to a person required to attend
court, as party, juror, etc., intended to secure him
from arrest in coming, staying, and returning.
Syn: Preservation; defense; guard; shelter; refuge; security;
safety.
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