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adj. - Lacking protection or defense.

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  • We have a table that's completely unprotected from the weather, just outside the awning.
  • The embassy has ordered its staff to wear flak jackets and helmets while outdoors or in unprotected buildings.
  • Anyway, the court held that whether ads are deceptive and thus unprotected is in “the sound discretion of the court.”
  • It is a really sad fact that all the while this misunderstanding has left many homes totally unprotected from the risk of electric shocks.
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