safe harbor
2
5.3
- noun
- /seɪf ˈhɑːrbər/
- Formal
:
provisión de protección
- The new policy includes a safe harbor provision that protects small businesses from unexpected legal actions.
- safe harbor provision
- provide safe harbor
- safe harbor created by Rule
The second exception is the safe harbor for routine maintenance.
- The second exception is the safe harbor for routine maintenance.
- Your, your channel doesn't exist for these, these strikes have to be issued via Twitch, otherwise Twitch loses safe harbor.
Examples
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And, in the event that a bankruptcy filing is unavoidable, the safe harbor helps to shift power away from large and concentrated actors, giving retirees direct statutory protections that mirror the protections private pensioners enjoy under federal law.
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A far better strategy would be to provide a safe harbor for doctors who follow evidence-based guidelines.
Academic text (2011) -
We recommend the SEC create a safe harbor provision.
Academic text (2005) -
The second exception is the safe harbor for routine maintenance.
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The SEC could consider providing a safe harbor for expanded voluntary information.
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In this regard, the safe harbor described above may help to better align economic incentives.
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Researchers could examine whether the presence of a safe harbor provision will increase voluntary participation.
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But complying with the safe harbor will be costly and time-consuming, say many experts.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce negotiated a safe harbor with the EU last November, and an EU moratorium on enforcement is set to expire this year.
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Significantly, the legislation also creates incentives for industry self-regulation, including providing safe harbors for industry groups or others who follow FTC-approved self-regulatory privacy guidelines.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
195
2.0
Government actions that try to keep local businesses safe from foreign competition
61
4.0
A way to protect someone or something from harm
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'safe' (protected) and 'harbor' (a refuge), so a B1 learner who knows both words will grasp a general sense of protection or refuge. However, its specific legal/regulatory sense (a provision that shields from liability when conditions are met) is a metaphorical, domain-specific extension that is not fully predictable without exposure, making it only partially transparent.
Etymology
Safe harbor in law borrows the picture of a quiet port where ships are safe if they stay inside. A legal 'safe harbor' is a rule that protects a company if it follows certain steps, so the phrase means 'a legal protection from penalties when rules are met'.