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Protectio

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Protection; defence. Frotectio trahit subjectionem, et subjectio proteotlonem. Protection implies subjection, and subjection protection. The protection of an individual by government is on condition of his submission to the laws; and such submission, on the other hand, entitles the individual to the protection of the government.