1 [U] ~ (for / of sb/sth) (against / from sth) the act of protecting sb/sth; the state of being protected:
Remember to bring clothes that provide adequate protection against the wind and rain. * He asked to be put under police protection. * the conservation and protection of the environment * consumer / child / data protection laws
2 [C] ~ (against sth) a thing that protects sb/sth against sth:
They wore the charm as a protection against evil spirits.
3 [U] ~ (against sth) insurance against fire, injury, damage, etc:
Our policy offers complete protection against fire and theft.
4 [U] the system of helping an industry in your own country by taxing foreign goods:
The government is ready to introduce protection for the car industry.
5 [U] the system of paying criminals so that they will not attack your business or property:
to pay protection money * to run a protection racket
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of protection come from?
This entry for protection is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is protection a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, protection is tagged as noun.
Does protection appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — protection appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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