protection

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of keeping someone or something safe from harm.

   The witnesses demanded police protection.

2. 2
   noun

   The state of being kept safe.

   They huddled together under the tree for protection from the storm.

3. 3
   noun

   Something that keeps you safe from damage or injury.

   A helmet gives your head protection in a crash.

4. 4
   noun

   Money paid to criminals so they will not harm your business.

   Every shop in the area had to pay protection to the gang.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Late Latin pro- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Late Latin tegō Late Latin prōtegō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Late Latin -tiō Late Latin prōtēctiōder. Old Frenchbor. Middle English English protection From Middle English, from Old French, from stem of Late Latin prōtectiō (“a covering over”), from Latin prōtēctus, perfect passive participle of prōtegere (“to pr…

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