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Meaning of protection

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  protection
      n 1: 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" [syn: {protective covering},
         {protective cover}, {protection}]
      3: defense against financial failure; financial independence;
         "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance
         provided protection against loss of wages due to illness"
         [syn: {security}, {protection}]
      4: the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together
         for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection
         in his new home" [syn: {protection}, {shelter}]
      5: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held
         under the auspices of the city council" [syn: {auspices},
         {protection}, {aegis}]
      6: 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" [syn:
         {protection}, {trade protection}]
      7: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every
         store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" [syn:
         {protection}, {tribute}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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