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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
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defense against financial failure; financial independence
insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness
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the condition of being protected
they were huddled together for protection
he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home
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kindly endorsement and guidance
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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
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payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection
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