(crime) A criminal scheme in which victims are required to pay in order to avoid violence or destruction of property.

plural of protection racket

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) Lawful confinement of a person or close supervision of his or her movements, on a voluntary or involuntary basis, by authorities in order to safeguard that person from attack or other dangers.

Alternative form of semiprotected

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

A government program that provides new identities and protection for witnesses who come forward and testify in court against dangerous targets.

(Internet) A proxy that controls access to a resource based on access rights.

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

plural of protected term