Money paid, especially at regular intervals, to criminals or to corrupt officials who threaten to cause harm to the payer or to his or her business if the money is not paid.

law enforcement agency tasked to safeguard a community or a person from crime.

plural of protecting group

plural of protected title

plural of protected area

plural of protection proxy

(derogatory) A tendency to protect people from perceived injury (such as criticism) by responding with hostility to whomever is held responsible for causing said injury.

(climbing) Trees, rocks and other natural features which are used to anchor safety equipment.

(euphemistic, politics) An antisocialist government that allows suffrage but places sovereignty in the army.

Alternative form of semiprotected