Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of protect.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort
Examples
“This, tribunes, is what you call protecting the plebs, exposing it to be helplessly butchered by the enemy!”
“Friend said unhappy home buyers are hampered by current laws, which she characterized as protecting home builders more than they do consumers.”
“Which reminds me of this Slashdot piece about IDG's international legal debacles in "protecting" the "For Dummies" brand.”
“Still, not one state supported Gerry’s motion.37 Later the delegates rejected motions to protect freedom of the press, to include a phrase protecting the people’s liberty against standing armies in time of peace, and, again, to guarantee jury trials in civil cases.”
“Certainly the state has a different, but similar role to play in protecting its legal residents from unfair competition and its businesses from getting undercut by other businesses who employ illegal workers.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » More on the SG’s Brief in U.S. Chamber of Commerce v. Candelaria
“Does the state have a compelling interest in protecting her by imposing naming standards?”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex Discrimination in Child Naming Law
“What is there national interest in protecting the Palestinians?”
“I also think that our over-regulating and over-protecting is producing a generation of helpless drones.”
“The thing about these “bans” that has struck me as a little bizarre is they do not seem scientifically effective in protecting the blood supply, as they rely only on a social discouragement not to donate.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » San Jose State University Continues to Suspend All Blood Drives on Campus
“Stan: The thing about these “bans” that has struck me as a little bizarre is they do not seem scientifically effective in protecting the blood supply, as they rely only on a social discouragement not to donate.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » San Jose State University Continues to Suspend All Blood Drives on Campus
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
veal, valve, used, yak, wax, wan, teak, vat, vas, strip, use, strap and 4515 more...
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EU Buzz - Lisbon Treaty
All words of the Lisbon Treaty
(Persons' names, foreign and grammatical words have been eliminated, MWEs have been split up into individual words. Capitalization has been retained if r...health, follow, condition, meeting, minister, beginning, chapter, information, language, remain, covered, respect and 2614 more...
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National Library Agenda Summit
nla2006, summit, agenda, library, ala, diversity, education, learning, continuous, scan, environmental, plan and 646 more...
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