safe-conduct

See also: safe conduct

English

Etymology

Calque of Old French sauf-conduit.

Noun

safe-conduct (plural safe-conducts)

1. A document that grants safe passage through enemy territory in times of war.

   Synonym: (obsolete) passe-partout

2. A convoy or guard to protect a person in a foreign country.

Translations

document

• Catalan: salconduit (ca) m
• Dutch: vrijgeleide (nl) n
• French: sauf-conduit (fr) m
• German: freies Geleit n
• Ido: salvoletro
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• Italian: salvacondotto (it) m
• Portuguese: salvo-conduto (pt) m
• Serbo-Croatian: propusnica (sh) f
• Spanish: salvoconducto (es) m

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