protection clause

collocation in English

meaningsofprotectionandclause

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protection
noun[U]
uk
/prəˈtek.ʃən/us
/prəˈtek.ʃən/
the act of protecting or state of ...
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clause
noun[C]
uk
/klɔːz/us
/klɑːz/
law
a particular part of a written legal document, for example a law passed by Parliament or a contract (= ...
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(Definition ofprotectionandclausefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprotection clause

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But how flexibly could municipal authorities apply these regulations without violating the equalprotectionclause?
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It is clear that national authorities do not act in the same way everywhere, which shows how weak the animalprotectionclausereally is.
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That includes the need for a publicityprotectionclause.
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The call of the trade unions for a socialprotectionclausedeserves our full support.
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It is a great thing, too, that it contains aprotectionclause.
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I see this as aprotectionclausefor the officers and for the members.
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It is not a habitatprotectionclause.
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Other things on offer included discussion of the escalation in customs duties, and the developing countries would have gained a specialprotectionclauseand separate arrangements for their specialised products.
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The equalprotectionclausewould indeed be a formula of empty words if such conspicuously artificial lines could be drawn.
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Not to include past administrations similarly situated constitutes arbitrariness which the equalprotectionclausecan not sanction.
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Fortas contended that the 1824 provision for the legislature choosing the governor belittled the equalprotectionclause, which did not become operational until 1868.
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The purpose of the equalprotectionclauseis to secure every person against intentional and arbitrary discrimination.
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Although unable to agree on an opinion, five members of the court agreed that the layoffs were in violation of the equalprotectionclause.
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Yet, the equalprotectionclausedoes regulate the use of peremptory challenges in the selection of the petit jury from the venire.
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They believed that this classification violated the equalprotectionclauseas irrational and invidious.
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Contract: the best customers in the purchase of furniture, signed a contract for the sale of furniture, and environmentalprotectionclausein the contract.
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The court ruled in a 5-4 decision that redistricting based on race must be held to a standard of strict scrutiny under the equalprotectionclause.
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To avoid conflict with the equalprotectionclause, a classification that denies a benefit, causes harm, or imposes a burden must not be based on race.
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In other words, unequal enforcement of state laws caused by inaction is, by this interpretation, beyond the scope of the federal government's enforcement of the equalprotectionclause.
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