protection

protections

Substantiv
  • "they had no protection from the fallout"
  • "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness"
  • "wax provided protection for the floors"

Synonymer

the activity of protecting someone or something the condition of being protected
  • "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"
  • "they were huddled together for protection"
  • "the witnesses demanded police protection"

Synonymer

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"

Synonymer

payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
  • "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"

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