Precaution and Security

Precaution

Precaution noun - A measure taken to preclude loss or injury.

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Security and precaution are semantically related in protection topic. In some cases you can use "Security" instead a noun "Precaution".

Nearby Word: precautionary

Security noun - Measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc..

Usage example: military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising

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Precaution and security are semantically related in safety topic. Sometimes you can use "Precaution" instead a noun "Security".

Nearby Words: secure, securely

good	good precaution	good security
standard	standard precaution	standard security
excellent	excellent precaution	excellent security
new	new precaution	new security
Other adjectives: possible, extra, basic, added.

Lucia, who is all of six years old, is thrown in a maximum security prison as a precaution since his father was... er... not a very well liked person.

Source: Sins of Our Fathers
Justified in that the security system refers to the emergency as a "Hazardous Anomaly"- normally locking the doors would be an excellent precaution.

Source: Video Game / Dead Space
The titular narrator explains that this is a security precaution against Evil Librarians.

Source: Unusual Chapter Numbers

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