Definition of Protection

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(n.)
The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.
  

(n.)
That which protects or preserves from injury; a defense; a shield; a refuge.
  

(n.)
A writing that protects or secures from molestation or arrest; a pass; a safe-conduct; a passport.
  

(n.)
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.
  

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protection
\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.
2. that which protects or preserves from injury; a defense; a shield; a refuge. let them rise up and be your protection. 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.
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.

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 voltaic protection of metals 

Preservation from harm, danger, annoyance, or any other evil.

Diffrediad = n. protection

Dylawch = n. protection

Llawch = n. protection, guard

Nawdd = n. refuge, protection; patronage; support

Nodded = n. refuge, protection

Noddiant = n. protection, refuge

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Noun
1. the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) air cover
(derivation) protect
2. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
(synonym) protective covering, protective cover
(hypernym) covering
(hyponym) armor, armour
(derivation) protect
3. 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"
(synonym) security
(hypernym) assets
(hyponym) easy street
4. the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"
(synonym) shelter
(hypernym) security
(hyponym) indemnity, insurance
5. kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"
(synonym) auspices, aegis
(hypernym) endorsement, indorsement
6. 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"
(synonym) trade protection
(hypernym) imposition, infliction
(derivation) protect
7. payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
(synonym) tribute
(hypernym) extortion

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1. Preservation of the effectiveness and survivability of mission-related military and nonmilitary personnel, equipment, facilities, information, and infrastructure deployed or located within or outside the boundaries of a given operational area. 2. Measures that are taken to keep nuclear, biological, and chemical hazards from having an adverse effect on personnel, equipment, or critical assets and facilities. Protection consists of five groups of activities: hardening of positions; protecting personnel; assuming mission-oriented protective posture; using physical defense measures; and reacting to attack. 3. In space usage, active and passive defensive measures to ensure that United States and friendly space systems perform as designed by seeking to overcome an adversary’s attempts to negate them and to minimize damage if negation is attempted. See also mission-oriented protective posture; space control. (JP 3-0)
  

Synonym lockout (def. #5).

Protection

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That benefit or safety which the government affords to the citizens.

merc. law, The name of a document generally given by notaries public, to sailors and other persons going abroad, in which is certified that the bearer therein named, is a citizen of the United States.

Eng. law. A privilege granted by the king to a party to an action, by which he is protected from a judgment which would otherwise be rendered against him. Of these protections there are several kinds.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.

The EU believes that people unable to stay in their home country for fear of being persecuted should be given protection or asylum in the first safe country they reach. (See Asylum: Subsidiary protection of asylum-seekers, Temporary protection)

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