protection
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8.1
- noun
- /prəˈtɛkʃən/
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pago por protección
- Many businesses are forced to pay protection fees to organized crime to stay safe.
- protection money
- a protection racket
- pay for protection
I mean, it's, it's sort of paying protection money for his, his little racket.
- I mean, it's, it's sort of paying protection money for his, his little racket.
Examples
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I said, you're demanding protection money from me.
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'Cause I owe them some protection money from when I was inside.
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And so some people would go into the protection business and sell protection full time.
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You know, we had this little protection ring going.
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We pay you for protection, not advice.
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I think he was just trying to buy some protection.
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You get criminal groups that come in and act as more legitimate protection than the state does.
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If he gets no tribute or cannot provide protection, he is out of business.
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Yeah, well, he's been paying visits to everyone who owes the mob protection money.
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Indeed, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, guerrilla organizations "sold" protection to the cocaine businessmen.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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6.3
A payment given because someone threatens you
Compounds
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3.9
A government program that keeps people who testify safe by moving them and giving new names
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3.0
A U.S. government group that makes and enforces rules to reduce pollution and protect the environment
- Formal
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7.1
Right for every person to receive the same treatment under the law
- Specialized
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3.5
A number that shows how well sunscreen protects your skin from the sun's harmful rays
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5.0
Laws that put taxes or limits on imports to help local businesses against foreign competition
- Offensive
A nickname for a law that extends copyright to help large media companies like Disney
How Coerced
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Morphology
Etymology
Protection comes from the Latin parts pro- 'in front' and tegere 'to cover', the same root as protect. In the criminal sense, 'protection' is money paid as a forced 'cover' or promise not to hurt you, which is like buying a false shield against threats.