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safety
ˈseɪfti/
noun
noun: safety

    1.
    the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.
    "they should leave for their own safety"
    synonyms:	welfare, well-being, protection, security More
    "she is still driving too fast for the safety of local residents"
    harmlessness, lack of side effects
    "the safety of medicines"
    antonyms:	danger
        denoting something designed to prevent injury or damage.
        modifier noun: safety
        "a safety barrier"
        North American
        short for safety catch.
        plural noun: safeties
    2.
    American Football
    a defensive back who plays in a deep position.
        a play in which the ball is downed by the offence in their own end zone, scoring two points to the defence.
    3.
    USinformal
    a condom.

Origin
Middle English: from Old French sauvete, from medieval Latin salvitas, from Latin salvus ‘safe’.
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Safety - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety
Safety is the state of being "safe" (from French sauf), the condition of being protected from harm or other non-desirable outcomes. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk.
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