- the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- a thing, person, or group that protects: This vaccine is a protection against disease.
- patronage.
- coverage (def. 1).
- Informal.
- money paid to racketeers for a guarantee against threatened violence.
- bribe money paid to the police, politicians, or other authorities for overlooking criminal activity.
- protectionism.
- a document that assures safety from harm, delay, or the like, for the person, persons, or property specified in it.
- a document given by the U.S. customs authorities to a sailor traveling abroad certifying that the holder is a citizen of the U.S.
- the act of protecting or the condition of being protected
- something that protects
- the imposition of duties or quotas on imports, designed for the protection of domestic industries against overseas competition, expansion of domestic employment, etc
- the system, policy, or theory of such restrictions
- a document that grants protection or immunity from arrest or harassment to a person, esp a traveller
- security on a climb provided by running belays, etc
- informal
- money demanded by gangsters for freedom from molestation
- freedom from molestation purchased in this way
