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English

Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at En-us-protection.ogg
  • IPA: /pɹəˈtɛkʃən/,


Noun

  1. The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
  2. An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file.)


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Translations

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French

Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at Fr-protection.ogg
  • w:IPA|IPA: /pʁɔ.tɛk.sjɔ̃/
  • w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /pRO.tEk.sjO~/


Noun

protection

  1. protection


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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To your protection I commend me, gods. --Shak.
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2. That which protects or preserves from injury; a defense; a
shield; a refuge.
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Let them rise up . . . and be your protection.
--Deut. xxxii.
38.
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3. A writing that protects or secures from molestation or
arrest; a pass; a safe-conduct; a passport.
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He . . . gave them protections under his hand.
--Macaulay.
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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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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.
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Syn: Preservation; defense; guard; shelter; refuge; security;
safety.
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WordNet protection
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}]
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]
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: shelter]
5: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held
under the auspices of the city council" [syn: auspices,
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:
trade protection]
7: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every
store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" [syn:
tribute]
Moby Dictionary
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


PROTECTION, 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.
PROTECTION, government. That benefit or safety which the government affords to the citizens.
PROTECTION, 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. F. N. B. 65.
Protection, KS (city, FIPS 57850) Location: 37.20016 N, 99.48034 W Population (1990): 625 (307 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67127
Moby Dictionary 558
Housing Units (2000): 297
Land area (2000): 0.951816 sq. miles (2.465191 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.951816 sq. miles (2.465191 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57850
Located within: Kansas (KS) , FIPS 20
Location: 37.201316 N , 99.483403 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 67127
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Protection , KS
Protection
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