safe-conduct
Americannoun
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a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
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this privilege.
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the act of conducting in safety.
noun
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a document giving official permission to travel through a region, esp in time of war
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the protection afforded by such a document
verb
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to conduct (a person) in safety
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to give a safe-conduct to
Etymology
Origin of safe-conduct
1250–1300; Middle English sauf condut < Middle French sauf-conduit
Example Sentences
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Narváez gave the former NSA contractor a so-called safe-conduct pass when he left Hong Kong for Moscow, where Snowden eventually found asylum.
From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2018
Lastly, this body would work with Jewish organizations to standardize and implement safe-conduct policies for working with congregants, campers, students and other constituents.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2017
Their safe-conduct out of the country was reportedly arranged in exchange for the release of a Thai air force commander held by the rebels.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was Serov who masterminded the kidnaping of the late Premier Imre Nagy after he had been given a safe-conduct to leave Budapest's Yugoslav embassy.
From Time Magazine Archive
But anyone could have bought it before the war or stolen it, and it had no merit as a safe-conduct pass.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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