safeguard
something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
a permit for safe passage.
a guard or convoy.
a mechanical device for ensuring safety.
to guard; protect; secure.
Origin of safeguard
1Other words for safeguard
Other words from safeguard
- un·safe·guard·ed, adjective
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How to use safeguard in a sentence
Law is essential to freedom because it safeguards citizens against misconduct and abuse.
There are safeguards for ensuring that such a decision is not made lightly or inappropriately.
On Her Own Terms: Why Brittany Maynard Has Chosen to Die | Gene Robinson | October 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, the online marketplaces come with pretty strong privacy safeguards.
Fact-Checking Suzanne Somers’s Claim That Obamacare is a Socialist Ponzi Scheme | Brandy Zadrozny | October 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWith virtually non-existent safeguards for its reporters and editors, the stakes might have been too high.
He notes that the built-in safeguards in our infrastructure are against accidents.
U.S. Not Ready for Cyberwar Hostile Hackers Could Launch | Michael Daly | February 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Warm personal attachments will grow up in the family, and these attachments are likely to become safeguards of virtue.
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions | George S. BoutwellAnd it is the duty of parents to provide safeguards for the support of their children against these temptations.
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions | George S. BoutwellClauses 27-30 safeguards interests of Judges and Civil Servants.
Home Rule | Harold SpenderWe're behind the rest of the country now in safeguards for miners; and our limping laws aren't observed.
Mountain | Clement WoodAntarctica is isolated enough to keep that knowledge secret for a long time—at least until safeguards could be set up.
Unwise Child | Gordon Randall Garrett
British Dictionary definitions for safeguard
/ (ˈseɪfˌɡɑːd) /
a person or thing that ensures protection against danger, damage, injury, etc
a document authorizing safe-conduct
(tr) to defend or protect
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