Protection
noun
The act of protecting or the state of being protected.
The witnesses were under police protection.
Often appears as...
- under protection
- protection from harm
noun
A legal or other formal measure intended to preserve civil liberties and rights.
He was a strong advocate for the protection of intellectual property rights.
Often appears as...
- protection rights
- legal protection
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Formal
Academic
noun
A small card or thin piece of material that stops harmful contact with a person's skin.
Sunscreen provides protection from the harmful effects of the sun's ultraviolet rays.
Often appears as...
- protection barrier
- protection gear
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Technical
noun
The practice of limiting the trade with foreign countries, for example by placing an import tax to economically protect domestic industries.
The government has adopted a policy of protection to safeguard local jobs.
Often appears as...
- trade protection
- tariff protection
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Formal
Academic
noun
The act of protecting or the state of being protected.
The witnesses were under police protection.
Often appears as...
- under protection
- protection from harm
noun
A legal or other formal measure intended to preserve civil liberties and rights.
He was a strong advocate for the protection of intellectual property rights.
Often appears as...
- protection rights
- legal protection
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A small card or thin piece of material that stops harmful contact with a person's skin.
Sunscreen provides protection from the harmful effects of the sun's ultraviolet rays.
Often appears as...
- protection barrier
- protection gear
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The practice of limiting the trade with foreign countries, for example by placing an import tax to economically protect domestic industries.
The government has adopted a policy of protection to safeguard local jobs.
Often appears as...
- trade protection
- tariff protection
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Context
Use 'protection' when referring to keeping someone or something safe from harm or danger.
They wore helmets for head protection while biking.
Pro Tip 2/3Guarding Assets
'Protection' often relates to securing valuable items like money, information, or property.
The safe offered reliable protection for our family jewels.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
'Protection' can also be emotional, such as protecting someone's feelings.
She didn't tell him the bad news, as protection from upset.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Context
Use 'protection' when referring to keeping someone or something safe from harm or danger.
They wore helmets for head protection while biking.
Pro Tip 2/3Guarding Assets
'Protection' often relates to securing valuable items like money, information, or property.
The safe offered reliable protection for our family jewels.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
'Protection' can also be emotional, such as protecting someone's feelings.
She didn't tell him the bad news, as protection from upset.
Pro Tip 1/3Safety Context
Use 'protection' when referring to keeping someone or something safe from harm or danger.
They wore helmets for head protection while biking.
Pro Tip 2/3Guarding Assets
'Protection' often relates to securing valuable items like money, information, or property.
The safe offered reliable protection for our family jewels.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
'Protection' can also be emotional, such as protecting someone's feelings.
She didn't tell him the bad news, as protection from upset.
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How does a jellyfish...
and recurved teeth behind the sunfish's cheeks. Even tiny lobster slipper larvae can cling to the bell of a jellyfish and hitch a ride, snacking on the jelly while they preserve their own energy for growth. Small agile fish use the jellies as moving reefs for protection,
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How do vaccines work? -...
with a hunch that this would provide the protection needed to save people from deadly outbreaks of the related smallpox virus. It was a success. The eight-year-old was inoculated against the disease and this became the first ever vaccine.
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Pamela Ronald: The case...
sometimes twice a day, when pest pressure is high. But we know that some insecticides are very harmful to human health, especially when farmers and their families cannot afford proper protection, like these children.
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Maritza Morales...
Also, we will ensure the protection of living beings on ground and oceans. We can harmonize the coexistence of cultures. And we can save natural resources. But thanks to children's ideas in my organization,
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Brutal Lion Infanticide...
However, the lionesses need a strong coalition of males for their future protection So, they must prevent them fighting over sex. They do this by being sexually insatiable.
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Penguins Kidnapping...
And others had the same idea. The chick heads for the main colony, hoping to find protection among the crowds.
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Baby Penguin Must Find...
already the blizzard has reached the colony the chick's only protection is his
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Fighting HIV/AIDS...
medicines love and protection please don't let them dance alone
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Titan Triggerfish...
a sea urchin spines are no protection against teeth like these
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Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
are frantic the harem master has no protection from attack
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How does a jellyfish...
and recurved teeth behind the sunfish's cheeks. Even tiny lobster slipper larvae can cling to the bell of a jellyfish and hitch a ride, snacking on the jelly while they preserve their own energy for growth. Small agile fish use the jellies as moving reefs for protection,
Video examples
How do vaccines work? -...
with a hunch that this would provide the protection needed to save people from deadly outbreaks of the related smallpox virus. It was a success. The eight-year-old was inoculated against the disease and this became the first ever vaccine.
Video examples
Pamela Ronald: The case...
sometimes twice a day, when pest pressure is high. But we know that some insecticides are very harmful to human health, especially when farmers and their families cannot afford proper protection, like these children.
Video examples
Maritza Morales...
Also, we will ensure the protection of living beings on ground and oceans. We can harmonize the coexistence of cultures. And we can save natural resources. But thanks to children's ideas in my organization,
Video examples
Brutal Lion Infanticide...
However, the lionesses need a strong coalition of males for their future protection So, they must prevent them fighting over sex. They do this by being sexually insatiable.
Video examples
Penguins Kidnapping...
And others had the same idea. The chick heads for the main colony, hoping to find protection among the crowds.
Video examples
Baby Penguin Must Find...
already the blizzard has reached the colony the chick's only protection is his
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Fighting HIV/AIDS...
medicines love and protection please don't let them dance alone
Video examples
Titan Triggerfish...
a sea urchin spines are no protection against teeth like these
Video examples
Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
are frantic the harem master has no protection from attack
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Colin Powell
American Statesman
In terms of the legal matter of creating a contract between two people that's called marriage, and allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be moving in this country.
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Alexander Hamilton
American Politician
To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people, each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
The bells will ring and the marriages will begin. And it's a great day in our state for equal protection under the law for all people.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
We have a duty as the state to protect our economy... We are for the protection of intellectual property.
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
This kid came up with Napster, and before that, none of us thought of content protection.
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Sigmund Freud
Austrian Psychologist
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.
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Eugene Scalia
American Politician
Whistleblowers deserve protection, but employees are not federal agents.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
A man without a vote is man without protection.
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Jessica White
American Model
My hair is my protection.
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Colin Powell
American Statesman
In terms of the legal matter of creating a contract between two people that's called marriage, and allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be moving in this country.
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Alexander Hamilton
American Politician
To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people, each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
The bells will ring and the marriages will begin. And it's a great day in our state for equal protection under the law for all people.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
We have a duty as the state to protect our economy... We are for the protection of intellectual property.
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
This kid came up with Napster, and before that, none of us thought of content protection.
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Sigmund Freud
Austrian Psychologist
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.
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Eugene Scalia
American Politician
Whistleblowers deserve protection, but employees are not federal agents.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
A man without a vote is man without protection.
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Jessica White
American Model
My hair is my protection.
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