pro·tec·tion 
(prə-tĕkshən)
(prə-tĕkshən)n.
1.
a. The act of protecting.
b. The condition of being protected.
2. One that protects: wore gloves as a protection against cold; saw darkness as their protection in trying to escape.
3. A pass guaranteeing safe-conduct to travelers.
4. Something that lowers the risk of pregnancy or infection, especially the use of a condom.
5.
a. Payment collected by racketeers from businesses or illegal enterprises under threat of violence.
b. Payment made by racketeers to officials or law enforcement to avoid arrest or prosecution.
pro·tection·al adj.
- prohibition
- prohibitionism
- prohibitionist
- Prohibition Party
- prohibitive
- prohibitively
- prohibitiveness
- prohibitory
- prohormone
- proinsulin
- project
- projectable
- projectile
- projection
- projectional
- projection booth
- projectionist
- projection postulate
- projective
- projective geometry
- projectively
- projective test
- projector
- prokaryote
- prokaryotic