Shields

British  

/ ʃiːldz /

noun

1. Carol ( Ann ). 1935–2003, Canadian novelist and writer, born in the US; her novels include Happenstance (1980), The Stone Diaries (1995), and Unless (2002)

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Example Sentences

Defendants in both sets of suits have said the actions should be thrown out under a powerful 1996 law called Section 230 that shields internet publishers from liability for user content.

From Los Angeles Times

The platforms are protected by a powerful 1996 law called Section 230 that shields internet publishers from liability for user content.

From Los Angeles Times

That law shields individual federal employees from being held financially responsible for negligence or wrongdoing done in the course of their job, but it does allow suits seeking compensation from government agencies.

From The Wall Street Journal

This means, but is not limited to, nonviolent protesting, offering refuge and other forms of aid to their immigrant neighbors, and being citizen observers and human shields like we have seen in Minneapolis and other parts of the country.

From Salon

Among many, many other parts, she played a teenaged Brooke Shields singing Devo’s “Whip It!,”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• conceal
• cover
• defend
• safeguard
• shelter