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Princeton's WordNet

  1. safe harbornoun

    the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive

    "the acquisition gave the company a safe harbor"

Wiktionary

  1. safe harbornoun

    A safe haven.

  2. safe harbornoun

    A statutory, regulatory, or contractual provision that provides protection, usually from a penalty or liability.

Wikipedia

  1. Safe harbor

    A safe harbor or harbour is literally a "place of shelter and safety, esp. for ships". It is used in many contexts:

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  1. safe harbor

    Safe harbor refers to a legal provision that offers protection or exemption from liability or penalty under certain situations, conditions, or circumstances. It usually shields individuals or entities from legal trouble, as long as they act in good faith following predetermined guidelines. The term is used most often in law, finance, and business.

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  1. safe harbor

    Read the full text of the Safe Harbor poem by Kurt Philip Behm on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of safe harbor in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of safe harbor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of safe harbor in a Sentence

  1. New York:

    Anti-choice extremists have shown that they are not stopping at overturning Roe, and they are working to entirely dismantle our country’s reproductive health care system, including medication abortion and contraception, new York will always be a safe harbor for abortion care, and I am taking action to protect abortion access in our State and continue to lead the nation in defending the right to reproductive autonomy.

  2. Amy Klobuchar:

    To criminally prosecute a child not old enough to go to the school prom makes no sense, you get much more cooperation from a victim if you give them a safe harbor, a place to live, job training, an education.

  3. Brad Raffensperger:

    Whether it is the President of the United States or a failed gubernatorial candidate, disinformation regarding election administration should be condemned and rejected. Integrity matters. Truth matters, today, the secretary of state's office will be recertifying our state's election results. Then the safe harbor, under the United States code to name electors, is tomorrow, and then they will meet on December 14 to officially elect The President.

  4. Dan Tench:

    Even if we were to leave the EU entirely, if we were to secure safe harbor designation from the EU, which would seem essential, one imagines that we would have to be more or less compliant with the (EU) regulation.

  5. Mica Mosbacher:

    Cruz may not be everyone's favorite drinking buddy but America needs a designated driver and by God, Cruz will take America to a safe harbor.


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