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Definition:(noun) payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him #######"(noun) the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police #######" (noun) the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade ####### a plank in the party platform" (noun) kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council" (noun) a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no ####### from the fallout"; "wax provided ####### for the floors" (noun) defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided ####### against loss of wages due to illness" (noun) the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for #######"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and ####### in his new home"
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