Protection vs. Defence — What's the Difference?

Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights.

Variant of defense.

The act of protecting.

The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.

The condition of being protected.

Something used to oppose attacks.

One that protects

An argument in support or justification of something.

A pass guaranteeing safe-conduct to travelers.

A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.

Something that lowers the risk of pregnancy or infection, especially the use of a condom.

The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.

Payment collected by racketeers from businesses or illegal enterprises under threat of violence.

Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.

Payment made by racketeers to officials or law enforcement to avoid arrest or prosecution.

(obsolete) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.

The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.

To furnish with defences; to fortify.

The state of being safe.

See Defense.

A means of keeping or remaining safe.

(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.

(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring;

(insurance) Coverage.

The defendant and his legal advisors collectively;

Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.

An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack;

(obsolete) A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.

The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions;

(economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.

The justification for some act or belief;

(computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).

A structure used for defense;

The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him;

That which protects or preserves from injury; a defense; a shield; a refuge.

Military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies;

A writing that protects or secures from molestation or arrest; a pass; a safe-conduct; a passport.

Protection from harm;

A theory, or a policy, of protecting the producers in a country from foreign competition in the home market by the imposition of such discriminating duties on goods of foreign production as will restrict or prevent their importation; - opposed to free trade.

The activity of protecting someone or something;

A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury;

Defense against financial failure; financial independence;

The condition of being protected;

Kindly endorsement and guidance;

The imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition;

Payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence;