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protection
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Noun
  • payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
    • every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection
  • 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
  • kindly endorsement and guidance
    • the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council
  • the condition of being protected
    • they were huddled together for protection
    • he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home
  • 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
  • a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
    • they had no protection from the fallout
    • wax provided protection for the floors
  • the activity of protecting someone or something
    • the witnesses demanded police protection
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