safe conduct

== English == === Alternative forms === safe-conduct === Etymology === Attested as early as the 14th century in Robert of Gloucerster's chronicles written in Middle English; ultimately a calque of Old French sauf-conduit. === Noun === safe conduct (uncountable) The security given by authority of a government to a stranger for his quietly coming into and passing out of the territories over which said government has jurisdiction or control. ==== Usage notes ==== A safe-conduct differs from a passport because the former is usually given to enemies and the latter to friends, neutrals or citizens. === References === “safe conduct”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “safe conduct”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.; or === Anagrams === confuscated