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safe-conduct definition

safe·-conduct (sāf′kän′dukt)

noun

  1. permission to travel through a dangerous area, as in time of war, with protection against arrest or harm
  2. a written pass giving such permission
  3. the act of conducting in safety

Etymology: ME saufconduit < OFr: see safe & conduct

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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