protect


protect
pro·tect vt
1: to shield from injury or harm
protect ing public health and safety
2: to secure or preserve against encroachment, infringement, restriction, or violation: maintain the status or integrity of esp. through legal or constitutional guarantees
protect a work against copyright infringement
the First Amendment protect s speech
3: to restrict competition for (as domestic industries) by means of tariffs or trade controls
pro·tect·able or pro·tect·ible adj

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

protect
I verb arm, armor, attend, barricade, bulwark, care for, champion, chaperone, cherish, conduct, conserve, convoy, cover, cushion, custodire, defend, defendere, ensure, escort, fight for, flank, fortify, foster, garrison, guard, harbor, haven, house, immunize, inoculate, insulate, keep, look after, maintain, mount guard, nurse, patrol, patronize, preserve, safeguard, save, screen, seclude, secure, sentinel, shade, sheathe, shelter, shepherd, shield, shroud, shutter, sponsor, support, sustain, take care of, treasure, tutari, veil, ward, watch over associated concepts: self-defense II index care (be cautious), care (regard), conceal, conserve, cover (guard), defend, ensconce, enshroud, ensure, envelop, foster, harbor, hedge, keep (shelter), maintain (sustain), patrol, police, preserve, save (rescue), screen (guard), shroud, side, sponsor, support (assist), sustain (prolong), uphold

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


protect
v.
To keep someone or something safe; to keep intact; to preserve something that exists.
n.
protection
adj.
protective

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


protect
v. To keep safe; to preserve something that already exists, as in protecting trade and protecting consumers.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

Synonyms:
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