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The definition of protection
6 Definitions of: protection
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- noun, the act of protecting or the condition of being protected
- noun, something that protects
- noun, a) the imposition of duties or quotas on imports, designed for the protection of domestic industries against overseas competition, expansion of domestic employment, etc b)Also called: protectionism the system, policy, or theory of such restrictions. Compare free trade
- noun, a document that grants protection or immunity from arrest or harassment to a person, esp a traveller
- noun, mountaineering security on a climb provided by running belays, etc
- noun, a). Also called: protection money money demanded by gangsters for freedom from molestation b) freedom from molestation purchased in this way
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of protection