Védelme

Védelme is a Hungarian noun meaning defense or protection. It denotes the act, system, or capacity by which someone or something is safeguarded from harm, threat, or danger. The term is used in legal, military, civil protection, and everyday language to refer to safeguarding people, property, rights, or interests. The common related noun is védelem, and védelme can function in constructions such as "valaminek a védelme" meaning "the defense of something" or serve as the subject of a sentence when a defender is discussed.

In legal contexts it can mean protective measures or legal protection; in military or state discourse it refers to measures and arrangements connected with national defense or security; in civil protection it covers emergency planning and public safety measures. In information technology and cybersecurity, phrases about védelme describe measures to guard data and systems from unauthorized access or harm. The term is neutral and widely used across political and social contexts to describe protective actions without signaling a particular policy stance.

Etymology traces back to the verb védeni (to defend) and the noun védelem; védelme is the form used for the act of defense in many common phrases. See also védelem, védekezés (defense or resistance), and biztonság (security). Notes: while capitalized Védelme may appear as a proper noun in fictional or organizational names, it is not known as a distinct, widely recognized entity in Hungarian-language sources as of this writing.