See Also: safe conduct(dictionary)
safe-conduct(dictionary)
Conduct(law)
conduct(2)(dictionary)
conduct(1)(dictionary)
conduct(dictionary)
disorderly conduct(encyclopedia)
conduct 2, noun(dictionary)
CONDUCT, law of nations(law)
conduct 1, verb(dictionary)

safe-conduct (iou)



safe-conduct noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French sauf-conduit, medieval Latin salvus conductus, from Latin salvus SAFE adjective + conductus CONDUCT noun1.]
The privilege, granted by a monarch or other authority, of being protected from arrest or harm while making a particular journey or travelling within a certain region. ME.
A. Mason Inviting their chief to a meeting under guarantee of safe-conduct. fig.: J. R. Lowell A great controlling reason in whose safe-conduct we trust.
A document by which this privilege is conveyed. LME.