safeguarding

See also: safe-guarding

English

Verb

safeguarding

1. present participle and gerund of safeguard

Noun

safeguarding (countable and uncountable, plural safeguardings)

1. Synonym of protection
   • 2018, Thomas S. Konrad, Management Control in Public-Private Partnerships, page 305:

     The necessity of contractual safeguardings in PPPs was emphasized by most interview partners.

2. (UK, Ireland, formal) Policies and actions for the protection of children and vulnerable adults.

Translations

protection

• Greek: προστασία (el) f (prostasía), εξασφάλιση (el) f (exasfálisi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ivaretakelse m

• Romanian: salvgardare (ro)