protection

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Protection (Latin: protection) stands for

  • Favor , (legal) the preferential treatment of a criminal
  • Patronage , targeted promotion of a person
  • Patronage , ideal support of an event or organization
  • Protection , a measure against threat
  • Rope team , (disparagingly) beneficial informal relationships
  • Nepotism , (pejorative) targeted filling of positions with family members or loved ones


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Wiktionary: Protection  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations