to harbor
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5.8
- verb
- /ˈhɑːrbər/
- US
:
dar refugio a
- The law states that anyone who harbors a wanted person is committing a crime.
- harbor terrorists
- countries harbor terrorists
They're, they're, they're harboring ISKP, they're working with ISKP.
- They're, they're, they're harboring ISKP, they're working with ISKP.
- Any person from any house, I will harbor them.
- Or maybe they're just just harboring people and, and, and fall into that bad category.
- And then the teblor Karsa Orlong says your new master would harbor that lame beast, would offer it a haven.
- I also think it was correct to punish severely the Taliban government for harboring Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda.
- Now this let's just say it displeased the Italians, who believed that San Marino might harbor Austro Hungarian spies.
- The I discovered everything about those harbouring him, funding him, what they're doing, who they're doing it with and how they're doing it, right?
Examples
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We will make no distinction between the terrorists who commit these acts and those who harbor them.
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You know the penalty laid down by Roman law for harboring a known criminal?
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Not unless you want to go to jail for harboring a wanted man.
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Care to harbor a fugitive for a few days?
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You made it seem like I was harboring a known fugitive.
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And a man was arrested with her for harboring a fugitive?
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Harboring him is not only immoral, Father, it's illegal.
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And you could be charged with obstruction of justice, harboring a fugitive, and maybe accessory to murder.
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You could face serious consequences if you harbor a criminal in your house.
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He was accused of harboring a fugitive from justice for several months.
Antonyms
Compounds
91
3.7
A harbor in Hawaii where a United States navy base was attacked by Japan in 1941
5
2.8
A large natural harbor and seaport in Boston, Massachusetts with historic ships and waterfront attractions
- Formal
2
5.3
A legal rule that protects a company from fines when it meets certain conditions
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3.7
A large steel arch bridge that crosses Sydney Harbour and links the city center to the North Shore
- Specialized
A small sea animal like a dolphin that lives near coasts in the northern Atlantic and Pacific
How Hidden
Surface Forms
Etymology
Harbor also means to give shelter to a person, and this use comes from the old root beorgan meaning 'to protect'. So to harbor someone is to hide or protect them by giving them a safe place.