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safe har·bor

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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. H. Jackson Brown Jr.:

    Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

  2. Mitch McConnell:

    Our legislation is going to create a legal safe harbor for businesses, nonprofits, governments and workers and schools who are following public health guidelines.

  3. Steven Mnuchin:

    It's not an optional tax, you pay the safe harbor as opposed to paying something else. People may pay a little bit more in a safe harbor knowing they have tax certainty.

  4. Fox News:

    We’re going to get a flood of people. I have declared this as our safe harbor, this is where we have the Statue of Liberty welcoming people who are oppressed. Women who cannot receive the fundamental right to control their body or receive an abortion. They are oppressed. They are welcomed here in the state of New York.

  5. Michael WirthNow:

    In our industry, the history is that some consolidations have come during downturns. You can find safe harbor by bringing together two companies that are stronger together.


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