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pro·tec·tion (prə tek′s̸hən, prō-)

noun

    1. a protecting or being protected
    2. an instance of this
  2. a person or thing that protects
  3. a safe-conduct pass or passport
  4. ☆ Informal
    1. money extorted by racketeers threatening violence
    2. bribes paid to officials by racketeers to avoid prosecution
  5. Econ. the system of protecting domestic products as by taxing imported goods

Etymology: ME proteccioun < MFr protection < LL protectio

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protection Synonyms

protection

n.

  1. A covering

    shield, screen, camouflage; see shelter.

  2. A surety

    certainty, safeguard, safekeeping, assurance, invulnerability, impregnability, reassurance, security, stability, strength; see also guaranty 2.

    Antonyms insecurity, weakness, frailty.


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protection Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • spam: Protection from spam is provided by junk mail filtering and reporting service www.antespam.co.uk.

Converse of object

  • afford: Protected Species Plants and animal species afforded protection under certain Acts and Regulations.

Adjective modifier

  • adequate: Pregnant women do not receive adequate protection or any special treatment.

Modifies a noun

  • legislation: Brazil has intellectual property protection legislation that is substantially similar to that of the United States which should put you at ease.

Noun used with modifier

  • data: We will always endeavor to comply with the data protection act In a hurry?
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protection quotes

Journalists as a group, unlike all other powerful groups, require some protection from themselves, and from their own excesses.

-Black (of Crossharbour), Conrad Black, Baron

Everyone who receives the protection of society owes a return for the benefit, and the fact of living in a society renders it indispensable that each should be bound to observe a certain line of conduct towards the rest. That conduct consists†in each person bearing his share of the labours and sacrifices incurred for defending the society or its members from injuryand molestation.

-Mill,John Stuart

Freedom is not an ideal; it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than the freedom to stagnate.

-Stevenson, Adlai E(wing)

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