protection
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The activity of keeping someone or something safe from harm or injury.
Framework senses
- §1
- The activity of keeping someone or something safe from harm or injury.
- §1
- The activity of keeping someone or something safe from harm or injury.
- §1
- Development and implementation of appropriate safeguards, controls and measures to enable reliable delivery of critical infrastructure services.
- §1
- payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
- §2
- the activity of protecting someone or something
- §3
- in trade, the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
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- kindly endorsement and guidance
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- a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
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- defense against financial failure
- §7
- the condition of being protected