protection

[pruh-tek-shuhn] / prəˈtɛk ʃən /

NOUN

care, guardianship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conservation insurance preservation safeguard safety security shelter stability

STRONG

aegis armament armor assurance barrier buffer bulwark camouflage certainty charge cover custody defense fix guard invulnerability reassurance refuge safekeeping salvation screen self-defense shield strength surety tutelage umbrella ward

WEAK

guarding protecting wardship

Antonyms

STRONGEST

danger destruction insecurity

STRONG

doubt uncertainty

WEAK

attack harm hurt injury threat

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Along the way Congress extended copyright protection from written works to movies, recordings, performances and ultimately to almost all works, both published and unpublished.

From Los Angeles Times

Alpacas and llamas have been given new protection from dogs, which may be off the lead, attacking them.

From BBC

Currently, 24 threatened species have international legal protection – including mako, angel, threshers and hammerheads.

From BBC

“First Amendment protection that rises and falls depending on how upset students become at a professor’s message is little protection at all,” Judge Bress writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

For months, investors snapped up bullion and precious-metals funds as protection against a potential weakening of the U.S. dollar, as well as uncertainty around the outlook for richly valued tech stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal

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