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Safe-conduct   Listen
noun
Safe-conduct  n.  That which gives a safe passage; either
(a)
A convoy or guard to protect a person in an enemy's country or a foreign country, or
(b)
A writing, pass, or warrant of security, given to a person to enable him to travel with safety.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Safe-conduct" Quotes from Famous Books



... was a horrid piece of treachery on the Lord-Mayor's part, after beguiling me within his lines on a pledge of safe-conduct; and it seemed very strange that he could not let an unobtrusive individual eat his dinner in peace, drink a small sample of the Mansion-House wine, and go away grateful at heart for the old English hospitality. If his Lordship had sent me an ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, August, 1863, No. 70 - A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics • Various

... the fact that he had two married daughters living at Raucourt, in France, whom the passage of the Bavarian troops had left entirely destitute, and that the provisions in the carriole were intended for them. He had procured that very morning the safe-conduct that was required for the journey. Prosper was immediately seized by an uncontrollable desire to take a seat in that carriole and return to the country that he loved so and for which his heart was yearning with such a violent nostalgia. It was perfectly simple; the ...
— The Downfall • Emile Zola

... exhibited and explained to him as if he had been a friendly visitor entitled to every information. He was requested to count the pieces of artillery in the forts, on the bridge, in the armada. After thoroughly studying the scene he was then dismissed with a safe-conduct to ...
— The Rise of the Dutch Republic, 1555-1566 • John Lothrop Motley



Words linked to "Safe-conduct" :   pass, safeguard, passport



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