A means of keeping or remaining safe.
Coverage.
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
The state of being safe.
An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
An object used for guarding.
The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.)
A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
A section or subdivision of a prison.
An enchantment or spell placed over a designated area or social unit, that prevents any tresspasser from entering; approaching; or even being able to locate said protected premises or demographic.
A guarding or defensive motion or position.
Land tenure through military service.
Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.
A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.
An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.
An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
A minor looked after by a guardian.
A division of a forest.
To defend, to protect.
To be vigilant; to keep guard.
To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches (usually followed by off)
To act on the defensive with a weapon.
To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.