protection

Definition

• n. the activity of protecting someone or something
• n. the condition of being protected
• n. the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
• n. payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence

Word forms

Plural

protections

Example sentences

1. n.

   The government has implemented new laws for the protection of endangered species.

2. n.

   The software provides data protection against unauthorized access.