- protection
- [[t]prəte̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]]
♦♦protections1) N-VAR To give or be protection against something unpleasant means to prevent people or things from being harmed or damaged by it.
Such a diet is widely believed to offer protection against a number of cancers...
It is clear that the primary duty of parents is to provide protection for our children...
Innocence and decent living are no protection from the evil elements within our society...
The birch is still considered a protection against evil spirits by some people in northern Europe.
2) N-UNCOUNT: oft N against n If an insurance policy gives you protection against an event such as death, injury, fire, or theft, the insurance company will give you or your family money if that event happens.The new policy is believed to be the first scheme to offer protection against an illness.
Syn:3) N-COUNT: usu pl Protections are laws and other official measures intended to protect people's rights and freedoms....civil rights bills providing a myriad of protections for gays, women and the disabled.
Syn:4) N-UNCOUNT If a government has a policy of protection, it helps its own industries by putting a tax on imported goods or by restricting imports in some other way.Over the same period trade protection has increased in the rich countries.
Ant:free trade5) N-UNCOUNT: usu N n If criminals offer people protection, they demand money from them and in return promise not to hurt them or damage their property.A businessman who refused to pay protection money was shot nine times.
...protection rackets.
English dictionary. 2008.
