safety
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the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk"
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a safe place; "He ran to safety"
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a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
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(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
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contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
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a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line