protection
pruh tek shuhn
- n the activity of protecting someone or something
the witnesses demanded police protection - n a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
they had no protection from the fallout
wax provided protection for the floors - n defense against financial failure; financial independence
insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness - n the condition of being protected
they were huddled together for protection
he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home - n kindly endorsement and guidance
- n 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 - n payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection
- One organization chooses the world's wonders that most need protection and lists them as endangered-species and eligible for international stewardship and restoration funds.
- Like the Taliban in the late 1990s in Afghanistan, the jihadists are believed to be providing leaders of al-Qaeda with the protection they need to regroup and train new operatives.
- protection grounds, the court must determine whether the reasons underlying the tradition are sufficient to satisfy constitutional requirements.