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Dictionary definition for: Safety
1. (n) 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"
2. (n) a safe place; "He ran to safety"
3. (n) a device designed to prevent injury
4. (n) (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
5. (n) contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse
6. (n) a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
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