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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
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, protection]
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, protection]
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: protection, shelter]
5: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held
under the auspices of the city council" [syn: auspices,
protection, 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:
protection, trade protection]
7: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every
store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" [syn:
protection, tribute]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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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3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
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.
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4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
PROTECTION, government. That benefit or safety which the government affords
to the citizens.
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5. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
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.
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6. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Protection, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 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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Thesaurus Results for protection:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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 |
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