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Definitions of protection
  1. noun
    payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
    "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"

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  2. noun
    a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
    "they had no protection from the fallout" "wax provided protection for the floors"
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  3. noun
    defense against financial failure; financial independence
    "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness"

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  4. noun
    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"

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  5. noun
    kindly endorsement and guidance

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  6. noun
    the condition of being protected
    "they were huddled together for protection" "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"

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  7. noun
    the activity of protecting someone or something
    "the witnesses demanded police protection"
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