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Definition of “protection

protection (prəˈtɛkʃənPronunciation for protection

Definitions

noun

  1. the act of protecting or the condition of being protected
  2. something that protects
    1. the imposition of duties or quotas on imports, designed for the protection of domestic industries against overseas competition, expansion of domestic employment, etc
    2. Also called protectionismthe system, policy, or theory of such restrictions Compare free trade
  3. a document that grants protection or immunity from arrest or harassment to a person, esp a traveller
  4. mountaineering security on a climb provided by running belays, etc
  5. informal 
    1. Also called protection moneymoney demanded by gangsters for freedom from molestation
    2. freedom from molestation purchased in this way

Alternative Forms

proˈtectionˌism noun proˈtectionist noun adjective

Translations

  • British English: protection Pronunciation for protection If something gives protection against something unpleasant, it prevents people or things from being harmed or damaged by it.Self-confidence is the best protection against bullying.prəˈtɛkʃən NOUN Self-confidence is the best protection against bullying.
  • Spanish: protección Pronunciation for protección nf
  • French: protection Pronunciation for protection nf
  • German: Schutz Pronunciation for Schutz nm
  • Chinese: 保护Pronunciation for 保护 n
  • Arabic: حِمَايَةPronunciation for حِمَايَة n
  • Portuguese: protecçãoPronunciation for protecção nf
  • Russian: защитаPronunciation for защита nf
  • Croatian: zaštitaPronunciation for zaštita nf
  • Czech: ochranaPronunciation for ochrana nf
  • Danish: beskyttelsePronunciation for beskyttelse nutr
  • Dutch: beschermingPronunciation for bescherming nf
  • Finnish: suojeluPronunciation for suojelu n
  • Greek: προστασίαPronunciation for προστασία nf
  • Italian: protezionePronunciation for protezione nf
  • Japanese: 保護Pronunciation for 保護 n
  • Korean: 보호Pronunciation for 보호 n
  • Norwegian: beskyttelsePronunciation for beskyttelse nm
  • Polish: ochronaPronunciation for ochrona nf
  • Brazilian Portuguese: proteçãoPronunciation for proteção nf
  • European Spanish: protección Pronunciation for protección nf
  • Swedish: skyddPronunciation for skydd nnt
  • Thai: การป้องกันPronunciation for การป้องกัน n
  • Turkish: korumaPronunciation for koruma n
  • Vietnamese: sự bảo vệPronunciation for sự bảo vệ n

Usage examples

  • He began humming to himself, a sort of protection , It thought, against further questioning.
    Innes, Hammond, High Stand (1985)
  • Unlike the EU, there is no Council of Ministers with weighted voting and protection of essential national interests.
    Country Life (2004)
  • The proposals also envisage an interim board which will appoint a chief executive and a director of consumer protection.
    Irish Times (2002)
  • The militia said it was ready to discuss releasing the hostages with a delegation under the protection of the UN peacekeeping mission.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • But if she believed he was dead, he no longer needed her protection.
    Alexandra Connor, THE TURN OF THE TIDE (2004)

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