protection : Idioms & Phrases
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environmental protection agency
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noun an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
EPA.
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equal protection of the laws
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noun a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment
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self-protection
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noun the act of defending yourself
self-defense; self-defence.
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sun protection factor
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noun the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
SPF.
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trade protection
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noun the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
protection.
- he made trade protection a plank in the party platform
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Voltaic protection of metals
- the protection of a metal exposed to the corrosive action of sea water, saline or acid liquids, or the like, by associating it with a metal which is positive to it, as when iron is galvanized, or coated with zinc.
Webster 1913
Writ of protection
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(Law) (a) A writ by which the king formerly exempted a person from arrest; now disused . Eng. Blackstone.(b) A judicial writ issued to a person required to attend court, as party, juror, etc., intended to secure him from arrest in coming, staying, and returning.