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protections
noun(pro-tec-tion)the act of protecting : the state of being protected
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noun(pro-tec-tion)one that protects
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noun(pro-tec-tion)supervision or support of one that is smaller and weaker
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noun(pro-tec-tion)the prevention of electrolytic corrosion of a usually metallic structure (such as a pipeline) by causing it to act as the cathode rather than as the anode of an electrochemical cell
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noun(pro-tec-tion)a guarantee under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that a state must treat an individual or class of individuals the same as it treats other individuals or classes in like circumstances
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noun(pro-tec-tion)the act of protecting oneself, one's property, or one's group : self-defense —sometimes used before another noun