Definition of protection

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Protection (n.) A theory, or a policy, of protecting the producers in a country from foreign competition in the home market by the imposition of such discriminating duties on goods of foreign production as will restrict or prevent their importation; -- opposed to free trade..

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Clientship :: Clientship (n.) Condition of a client; state of being under the protection of a patron.
Patron :: Patron (n.) A man of distinction under whose protection another person placed himself.
Cusp :: Cusp (n.) A triangular protection from the intrados of an arch, or from an inner curve of tracery..
Wall :: Wall (n.) A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense..
Wimple :: Wimple (n.) A covering of silk, linen, or other material, for the neck and chin, formerly worn by women as an outdoor protection, and still retained in the dress of nuns..
Palladium :: Palladium (n.) Hence: That which affords effectual protection or security; a sateguard; as, the trial by jury is the palladium of our civil rights..
Fence :: Fence (n.) That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.
Carboy :: Carboy (n.) A large, globular glass bottle, esp. one of green glass, inclosed in basket work or in a box, for protection; -- used commonly for carrying corrosive liquids; as sulphuric acid, etc..
Protection :: Protection (n.) The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection..
Siphonostomatous :: Siphonostomatous (a.) Having the front edge of the aperture of the shell prolonged in the shape of a channel for the protection of the siphon; -- said of certain gastropods.
Protective :: Protective (a.) Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.
Sunshade :: Sunshade (n.) Anything used as a protection from the sun's rays.
Ward :: Ward (n.) One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection..
Shade :: Shade (n.) That which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade..
Shield :: Shield (n.) Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
Fence :: Fence (v. t.) To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by an inclosure.
Housing :: Housing (n.) A covering or protection, as an awning over the deck of a ship when laid up..
Tutelage :: Tutelage (n.) The state of being under a guardian; care or protection enjoyed.
Covert :: Covert (v. t.) Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband..
Dedication :: Dedication (n.) An address to a patron or friend, prefixed to a book, testifying respect, and often recommending the work to his special protection and favor..
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