protectees
People under guard
Protectees are people under someone's protection, especially those guarded by security personnel or law enforcement.
The Secret Service refers to the president and other officials they guard as protectees.
The term appears in legal and security contexts: The agent never let the protectee out of his sight.
Protected dependents or districts
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- dependentsPeople financially supported
- custodyProtective care or control
- wardshipLegal custody arrangement
trusteeship · conservatorship · fosterage · tutelage · caregiving · oversight · supervision · safeguarding
Notable people, abbreviated
- dignitariesPersons of high rank
- witnessesThose who observe events
- principalsChief school administrators
- escortsThose who accompany others
bodyguards · detail · surveillance · safe house · extraction · threat assessment · perimeter · motorcade
At risk of extinction
- at-riskSubject to potential harm
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- helplessUnable to act independently
exposed · susceptible · targets · victims · survivors · refugees · asylum seekers · stalking victims
Protected sacred space
- refugePlace of safety
- havenShelter from danger
- asylumShelter from persecution
- safe havenProtected place of shelter
restraining order · relocation · anonymity · new identity · emergency shelter · safekeeping
wards
Protected dependents or districts
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- dependentsPeople financially supported
- custodyProtective care or control
wardship · trusteeship · conservatorship · fosterage · tutelage · caregiving · oversight · supervision · safeguarding · chaperoning
VIPs
Notable people, abbreviated
- dignitariesPersons of high rank
- witnessesThose who observe events
- principalsChief school administrators
escorts · bodyguards · detail · surveillance · safe house · extraction · threat assessment · perimeter · motorcade · evasive maneuvers
endangered
At risk of extinction
- at-riskSubject to potential harm
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- defenselessWithout means to resist
helpless · exposed · susceptible · targets · victims · survivors · refugees · asylum seekers · stalking victims · informants
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
safe haven · restraining order · relocation · anonymity · new identity · emergency shelter · safekeeping
protecteesprotectors
Those who guard others
guardians · bodyguards · defenders · security personnel · guards
protecteesattackers
Those launching offensive action
threats · assailants · aggressors · predators · hostiles
- protected sexIntercourse with barrier methods
- protected speciesOrganisms legally shielded from harm
- protected classCategory with anti-discrimination shields
- protected landArea shielded from development
- protected classesLegally shielded identity categories
- protected areasZones with legal conservation status