safe-conduct

Definition of Safe-conduct in English :

1. safe-conduct, safeguard

a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Safe-conduct

noun

another name for safe passage

They were issued with certificates guaranteeing safe conduct.

Her family was given safe conduct to Britain when civil war broke out.

a guarantee of safe conduct signed personally by General Williams

noun

1.

a document giving official permission to travel through a region, esp in time of war

2.

the protection afforded by such a document

verb (transitive)

3.

to conduct (a person) in safety

4.

to give a safe-conduct to

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

n.

1. An official document or an escort assuring unmolested passage, as through enemy territory.

2. The protection afforded by such a document.