protection

1. 1. The act of protecting.
   2. The condition of being protected.
2. One that protects.
3. A pass guaranteeing safe-conduct to travelers.
4. A system of tariffs or other measures protecting domestic producers from foreign competition.
5. A contraceptive or barrier that lowers the risk of pregnancy or infection, especially a condom.
6. Slang.
   1. Money extorted by racketeers threatening violence for nonpayment.
   2. Bribes paid to officials by racketeers for immunity from prosecution.

Infrequent practice among list owners, who guarantee to the list renter that, during a particular range of time before and after each user's mailing, the list will not be made available for rental by other mailers. This prevents the concurrent receipt of several promotional mailings that will compete for the recipient's attention. However, most mailers choose to mail during the same periods that seem to work best-that is, the Christmas buying season and June/July.

noun

1. The act or a means of defending: defense, guard, preservation, protector, safeguard, security, shield, ward. See attack/defend.
2. Something that physically protects, especially from danger: asylum, cover, covert, harbor, haven, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, shelter. See attack/defend, safety/danger.

Definition: care, guardianship
Antonyms: attack, harm, hurt, injury, threat

Procedures adopted by a government to favour domestic goods by imposing quotas or tariffs on foreign imports. Governments adopt protectionism in order to help the country become self-sufficient, to protect new industries, or as a bargaining tool.

Prevention against injury.

• p. tests — neutralization tests using serial dilutions of antiserum to protect animals against challenge by a standard dose of microorganism.
• x-ray p. — includes taking x-rays only in designated areas, the use of portable warning signs when radiography is done elsewhere, the wearing of leadlined gloves and aprons by staff working near active apparatus, a red warning light which is switched on when the apparatus is being used. Personnel working near x-ray apparatus should wear dosimeter badges which are checked periodically.

(DOD) 1. Measures that are taken to keep nuclear, biological, and chemical hazards from having an adverse effect on personnel,equipment, or critical assets and facilities. Protection consistsof five groups of activities: hardening of positions; protectingpersonnel; assuming mission-oriented protective posture; usingphysical defense measures; and reacting to attack. 2. In spaceusage, active and passive defensive measures to ensure thatUnited States and friendly space systems perform as designed byseeking to overcome an adversary's attempts to negate them and tominimize damage if negation is attempted. See also mission-oriented protective posture; space control.

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Protection in poker is a bet made with a strong but vulnerable hand, such as top pair when straight or flush draws are possible. The bet forces opponents with draws to either call with insufficient pot odds, or to fold, both of which are profitable for the betting player. By contrast, if he failed to protect his hand, another player could draw out on him at no cost, meaning he gets no value from his made hand.

A protection play differs from a bluff in that the bluff can win only when the opponent folds, while protection bet is made with a hand that is likely to win a showdown, but isn't strong enough for slow playing.

The importance of protection increases when there are multiple opponents. For example, if a hand is presently the best, but each of four opponents has a 1-in-6 chance of drawing an out, the four opponents combined become the favorite to win, even though each one is individually an underdog. With a protection bet, some or all of them may fold, leaving fewer opponents and a better chance of winning.

The term protection is also often heard in the context of an all-in player (see poker table stakes rules). A bet by an opponent serves to protect the all-in player by reducing the number of opponents the all-in player must beat. To deliberately make such a bet solely to protect another player's hand constitutes collusion.

A player may also be said to "protect" his or her cards by placing an object like a specialty chip or miniature figure upon them. This prevents the player from having his cards accidentally collected by the dealer or being fouled by other players' discards.

See also

• Poker jargon

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - beskyttelse, dækning, protektion

idioms:

• offer protection    tilbyde beskyttelse
• protection money    beskyttelsespenge til gangstere

Nederlands (Dutch)
bescherming, beveiliging, protectie, beschutting

Français (French)
n. - (lit, fig) protection, (Écon) protectionnisme, (Comput) protection, casque, lunettes

idioms:

• offer protection    protéger qn contre qch
• protection money    argent versé à un racketteur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schutz, Schutzgeld

idioms:

• offer protection    Schutz gewähren
• protection money    Schutzgeld

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προστασία, υπεράσπιση, προάσπιση, άμυνα, σκέπαστρο, προστατευτικό μέσο

idioms:

• offer protection    προσφέρω "προστασία"
• protection money    χρήματα από προστασία που προσφέρουν οι κακοποιοί

Italiano (Italian)
rifugio, protezione, difesa

idioms:

• offer protection    offrire protezione
• protection money    tangente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - proteção (f)

idioms:

• offer protection    oferecer proteção
• protection money    dinheiro de proteção (que se paga a criminosos par não ser assaltado)

Русский (Russian)
защита, ограждение, покровительство

idioms:

• offer protection    предложить свое покровительство
• protection money    поборы, взимаемые рэкетирами

Español (Spanish)
n. - protección, amparo, salvoconducto

idioms:

• offer protection    ofrecer protección
• protection money    dinero pagado a una organización de gángsters

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (be)skydd, hägn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
保护, 保护制度, 防卫

idioms:

• offer protection    提供保护
• protection money    保护费

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 保護, 保護制度, 防衛

idioms:

• offer protection    提供保護
• protection money    保護費

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보호, 보안

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 保護, 擁護, 保護する人, 担保範囲, 通行券, 国籍証明書, 後援, 通行証

idioms:

• protection money    保護料

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حمايه, وقايه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הגנה, שמירה, מגן, ביטוח, דמי-סחיטה‬

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