Definition of "protecting" []

• Present participle of protect. (verb)

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• "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."