English-Italian translations for safe-conduct

• salvacondotto
  Va detto che la stessa guerra preventiva all'Iraq ha convinto perversamente le dittature che possedere l'arma atomica è una specie di salvacondotto. It must be said that this pre-emptive Iraq war has, perversely, convinced dictators that possessing nuclear weapons is a sort of safe-conduct.

Definition of safe-conduct

• A document that grants safe passage through enemy territory in times of war
• A convoy or guard to protect a person in a foreign country

Related words

• safe-deposit box