| protection | | |
| protection | (n.) | the activity of protecting someone or something.; "the witnesses demanded police protection" |
| protection, protective cover, protective covering | (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" |
| protection, security | (n.) | defense against financial failure; financial independence.; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness" |
| protection, shelter | (n.) | the condition of being protected.; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home" |
| aegis, auspices, protection | (n.) | kindly endorsement and guidance.; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council" |
| protection, trade 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" |
| protection, tribute | (n.) | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence.; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" |
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