Definitions for safeguard
ˈseɪfˌgɑrdsafe·guard

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. precaution, safeguard, guardnoun

   a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

   "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"

2. safe-conduct, safeguardverb

   a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war

3. safeguardverb

   make safe

4. safeguardverb

   escort safely

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. safeguardnoun

   something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense

   Getting a flu shot is a good safeguard against illness.

2. safeguardnoun

   a safe-conduct, especially in time of war

3. safeguardverb

   to protect, to keep safe

   She kept a savings to safeguard against debt and emergencies.

4. safeguardverb

   to escort safely

5. Etymology: From safe + guard

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Safeguardnoun

   Etymology: safe and guard.

   1. Defence; protection; security.

   We serve the living God as near as our wits can reach to the knowledge thereof, even according to his own will; and do therefore trust, that his mercy shall be our safeguard. Richard Hooker.

   If you do fight in safeguard of your wives,
   Your wives shall welcome home the conquerors. William Shakespeare.

   The smallest worm will turn, if trod upon;
   And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood. William Shakespeare.

   Cæsar, where dangers threatened on the one side, and the opinion that there should be in him little safeguard for his friends on the other, chose rather to venture upon extremities, than to be thought a weak protector. Walter Raleigh.

   Great numbers, descended from them, have, by the blessing of God upon their industry, raised themselves so high in the world as to become, in times of difficulty, a protection and a safeguard to that altar, at which their ancestors ministred. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother’s throne,
   Is now become the bulwark of thy own. George Granville.

   2. Convoy; guard through any interdicted road, granted by the possessor.3. Pass; warrant to pass.

   On safeguard he came to me. William Shakespeare.

   A trumpet was sent to the earl of Essex for a safeguard or pass to two lords, to deliver a message from the king to the two houses. Edward Hyde.

2. To Safeguardverb

   To guard; to protect.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   We have locks to safeguard necessaries,
   And pretty traps to catch the petty thieves. William Shakespeare, Hen. V.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Safeguard

   A safeguard, in international law, is a restraint on international trade or economic development to protect communities from development aggression or home industries from foreign competition. In the World Trade Organization (WTO), a member may take a safeguard action, such as restricting imports of a product temporarily to protect a domestic industry from an increase in imports causing or threatening to cause injury to domestic production. In the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, safeguards are intended to protect indigenous peoples and other local communities with traditional knowledge of natural resource management within efforts towards reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.The WTO and UNFCCC concepts are related within international law.

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1. safeguard

   A safeguard is a measure, provision, or precaution taken to protect something or someone from harm, damage, or any possible negative outcome. It can also refer to laws or regulations designed to ensure safety and prevent misconduct or abuse in various areas such as finance, technology, personal rights, etc.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Safeguardnoun

   one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection

2. Safeguardnoun

   a convoy or guard to protect a traveler or property

3. Safeguardnoun

   a pass; a passport; a safe-conduct

4. Safeguardverb

   to guard; to protect

5. Etymology: [Safe = guard: cf. F. sauvegarde.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Safeguard

   In the technical language of the World Trade Organization system, a safeguard is used to restrain international trade in order to protect a certain home industry from foreign competition. A member may take a “safeguard” action to protect a specific domestic industry from an increase in imports of any product which is causing, or which is threatening to cause, serious injury to the domestic industry that produces like or directly competitive products.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. safeguard

   Protection given to secure a people from oppression in time of trouble.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. safeguard

   A protection granted by the general of an army for the safety of an enemy’s lands or persons, to preserve them from being insulted or plundered. For punishment of persons forcing a safeguard, see Appendix, Articles of War, 57.

Matched Categories

1. • Escort
   • Protect

How to pronounce safeguard?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of safeguard in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of safeguard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of safeguard in a Sentence

1. Commerce Ministry:

   There have been recent media reports that the Government of India has privately assured that it will not issue any more compulsory licenses. It is hereby clarified that such reports are factually incorrect, in this regard, it may be noted that India has a well-established TRIPS compliant legislative, administrative and judicial framework to safeguard IPRs (intellectual property rights). Under the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement Public Health, each member has the right to grant compulsory licenses and the freedom to determine the grounds upon which such licenses are granted.

2. Tupolev Tu-154:

   We will strive for peaceful reunification with utmost sincerity and greatest efforts. However... we will take all necessary measure to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity and protect peace and stability across Miyako Strait.

3. Lebanon Sigrid Kaag:

   It has contributed to political polarization at a time when Lebanon must make a united effort to safeguard the country from the impact of the Syrian crisis.

4. Xavier Becerra:

   COVID-19 has made one thing undeniable : We must safeguard the Affordable Care Act — lives depend on it, as if on cue, the Trump Administration cavalierly continues its march to dismantle the ACA and strip Americans of their health care. We will do everything we can to defeat this unprecedented assault on a critical federal law by a sitting president.

5. Luo Baoming:

   If it can be said that that we want to safeguard China's rights and interest in the South China Sea, fishermen, because they have been living and surviving on fishing for the past thousand years, have been proof of our rights and interests.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=safeguard
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Safeguard
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=safeguard
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeguard
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safeguard
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=safeguard
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=safeguard
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html