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Protection definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROTEC'TION, n. The act of protecting; defense; shelter from evil; preservation from loss, injury or annoyance. We find protection under good laws and an upright administration. How little are men disposed to acknowledge divine protection!
1. That which protects or preserves from injury.
Let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. Deutoronomy 32.
2. A writing that protects; a passport or other writing which secures from molestation.
3. Exemption. Embassadors at foreign courts are entitled to protection from arrest. Members of parliament, representatives and senators, are entitled to protection from arrest during their attendance on the legislature, as are suitors and witnesses attending a court.
Writ of protection, a writ by which the king or Great Britain exempts a person from arrest.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"
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" [syn: protective covering, protective cover, protection]
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" [syn: security, protection]
4: the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home" [syn: protection, shelter]
5: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council" [syn: auspices, protection, aegis]
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" [syn: protection, trade protection]
7: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" [syn: protection, tribute]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. the act of protecting ; the state of being protected 2. a. one that protects b. supervision or support of one that is smaller and weaker c. a contraceptive device (as a condom) 3. the freeing of the producers of a country from foreign competition in their home market by restrictions (as high duties) on foreign competitive goods 4. a. immunity from prosecution purchased by criminals through bribery b. money extorted by racketeers posing as a protective association 5. coverage 1a 6. anchoring equipment placed in cracks for safety while rock climbing

U.S. Military Dictionary

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. (JP 3-0) 2. 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 3-14)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a the act or an instance of protecting. b the state of being protected; defence (affords protection against the weather). c a thing, person, or animal that provides protection (bought a dog as protection). 2 (also protectionism) Econ. the theory or practice of protecting home industries. 3 colloq. a immunity from molestation obtained by payment to gangsters etc. under threat of violence. b (in full protection money) the money so paid, esp. on a regular basis. 4 = safe conduct. 5 archaic the keeping of a woman as a mistress. Derivatives: protectionist n. Etymology: ME f. OF protection or LL protectio (as PROTECT)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. --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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(protections) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. To give or be protection against something unpleasant means to prevent people or things from being harmed or damaged by it. Such a diet is widely believed to offer protection against a number of cancers... It is clear that the primary duty of parents is to provide protection for our children... N-VAR 2. If an insurance policy gives you protection against an event such as death, injury, fire, or theft, the insurance company will give you or your family money if that event happens. The new policy is believed to be the first scheme to offer protection against an illness. N-UNCOUNT: oft N against n 3. If a government has a policy of protection, it helps its own industries by putting a tax on imported goods or by restricting imports in some other way. (BUSINESS) Over the same period trade protection has increased in the rich countries.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Shelter, defence, security, safety, refuge, guard, preservation. 2. Shield, aegis, buckler, palladium, bulwark, safeguard. 3. Passport, safeguard.

Foolish Dictionary

Originally, the swaddling clothes of the infant, Industry; now, merely the shoe-lacings for the giant, Monopoly.

Moby Thesaurus

aegis, aid, armament, armor, arrest, arrestation, assistance, assurance, autarky, avoidance reaction, barrier, benefit, bill of health, bimetallism, blackmail, boodle, bribe, bribe money, buffer, bulwark, care, charge, check, clear sailing, clearance, comfort, conservancy, conservation, conservationism, constraint, control, cooling, cooling down, cooling off, curb, curtailment, custodianship, custody, deceleration, defence, defense, defense in depth, defense mechanism, defenses, deterrent capacity, ease, economic self-sufficiency, ego defenses, environmental conservation, escape mechanism, extortion, forearming, forehandedness, foresight, foresightedness, forest conservation, forest management, forethought, forethoughtfulness, free enterprise, free trade, full pratique, good offices, governmentalism, graft, gratification, gratuity, guard, guardianship, guarding, harmlessness, haven, help, hindrance, hold, hush money, immunity, inhibition, injunction, insurance, interdict, invulnerability, keep, keeping, laissez-faire, laissez-faireism, legal restraint, line, localism, maintenance, managed currency, measures, ministration, ministry, monopoly, negative taxis, noninterference, nonintervention, nullification, office, offices, pad, party line, party principle, pass, passport, patronage, payoff, payola, planned economy, policy, polity, position, pratique, precaution, precautions, precautiousness, preserval, preservation, preventive custody, preventive measure, price supports, prohibition, protectionism, protective custody, protective tariff, providence, provision, psychological defenses, public policy, pump-priming, rationing, refuge, rein, relief, remedy, rescue, resistance, restraint, restraint of trade, retardation, retrenchment, risklessness, safe-conduct, safeguard, safekeeping, safeness, safety, salvage, salvation, sanctuary, saving, screen, sectionalism, security, self-control, self-defense, self-preservation, self-protection, service, shakedown, shelter, shield, slowing down, soil conservation, sop, sponsorship, squeeze, steps, steps and measures, stream conservation, succor, support, surety, tariff wall, the defensive, therapy, thought control, upkeep, visa, ward, water conservation, wetlands conservation, wildlife conservation