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Meaning of 'protection' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Protection [ n.]
- The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.
- That which protects or preserves from injury; a defense; a shield; a refuge.
- A writing that protects or secures from molestation or arrest; a pass; a safe-conduct; a passport.
- 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.

Meaning of 'protection' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . protection [ n]
Meaning (1):
- payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
Example in sentence:
  • every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection
Meaning (2):
- the condition of being protected
Example in sentence:
  • he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home;
  • they were huddled together for protection
Meaning (3):
- the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
Example in sentence:
  • he made trade protection a plank in the party platform
Meaning (4):
- defense against financial failure; financial independence
Example in sentence:
  • his pension gave him security in his old age;
  • insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness
Meaning (5):
- kindly endorsement and guidance
Example in sentence:
  • the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council
Meaning (6):
- the activity of protecting someone or something
Example in sentence:
  • the witnesses demanded police protection
Meaning (7):
- a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
Example in sentence:
  • they had no protection from the fallout;
  • wax provided protection for the floors

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