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pro⋅tec⋅tion

  [pruh-tek-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
2. a thing, person, or group that protects: This vaccine is a protection against disease.
3. patronage.
4. Insurance. coverage (def. 1).
5. Informal.
a. money paid to racketeers for a guarantee against threatened violence.
b. bribe money paid to the police, politicians, or other authorities for overlooking criminal activity.
6. Economics. protectionism.
7. a document that assures safety from harm, delay, or the like, for the person, persons, or property specified in it.
8. Archaic. a document given by the U.S. customs authorities to a sailor traveling abroad certifying that the holder is a citizen of the U.S.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME proteccio(u)n < LL prōtēctiōn- (s. of prōtēctiō) a covering in front. See protect, -ion

Related forms:
pro⋅tec⋅tion⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
1. security, refuge, safety. 2. guard, defense, shield, bulwark. See cover. 3. aegis, sponsorship. 7. pass, permit.
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pro·tec·tion   (prə-těk'shən)   
n.  
    1. The act of protecting.
    2. The condition of being protected.
    3. Money extorted by racketeers threatening violence for nonpayment.
    4. Bribes paid to officials by racketeers for immunity from prosecution.
  2. One that protects.
  3. A pass guaranteeing safe-conduct to travelers.
  4. A system of tariffs or other measures protecting domestic producers from foreign competition.
  5. A contraceptive or barrier that lowers the risk of pregnancy or infection, especially a condom.
  6. Slang
    1. Money extorted by racketeers threatening violence for nonpayment.
    2. Bribes paid to officials by racketeers for immunity from prosecution.
pro·tec'tion·al adj.
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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. --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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : protection
Spanish: protección,
German: der Schutz,
Japanese: 保護
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protection 
c.1375, from O.Fr. protection (12c.), from L. protectionem "a covering over," from protectus, pp. of protegere "protect, cover in front," from pro- "in front" + tegere "to cover" (see stegosaurus). The O.E. word for "protect" was beorgan. In gangster sense, "freedom from molestation in exchange for money," it is attested from 1860. Ecological sense of "attempted preservation by laws" is from 1880 (originally of wild birds in Britain). Protect (v.) is attested from 1526. Protectionist in the economics sense is first recorded 1844, from Fr. protectionniste (in political economy sense, protection is attested from 1789). Protectorate "state or territory (usually tribal) placed under the protection of a major power" is from 1860.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: pro·tec·tion
Function: noun
1 : the act of protecting : the state of being protected protection>
2 a : one that protects b : supervision or support of one having less power <protection of endangered species>
3 : the freeing of the producers of goods 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 for loss provided by insurance
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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