safe conduct
/ˌseɪfˈkɑndʌkt/
noun
- An official document or permission that allows a person to travel safely through a dangerous area, especially during a war or conflict.
- The refugees applied for a safe-conduct to pass through the checkpoint.
- Without a safe-conduct from the general, the spy could not move through enemy territory.
- The journalist was given a safe-conduct to cross the border into the war zone.
- A guarantee of protection from harm or arrest while traveling or staying in a particular place.
- The king granted safe-conduct to the ambassador and his entire delegation.
- The rebel leader demanded a safe-conduct before agreeing to attend the peace talks.
- The scientist received a safe-conduct to visit the restricted research facility.
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