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letter of conduct

letter of conduct noun: a safe-conduct, a document guaranteeing safe passage through hostile territory.

Noun

letter of conduct (plural letters of conduct)

  1. (historical) A safe-conduct, a document guaranteeing safe passage through hostile territory.
    • through my prouinces you muſt expect
      Letters of conduct from my mightineſſe,
      If you intend to keep your treaſure ſafe.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
  2. (human resources) A document affirming a person’s lack of a criminal record given as part of a background check.

Synonyms of letter of conduct

Forms of letter of conduct

pluralletters of conduct

Questions about letter of conduct

What does letter of conduct mean?
Letter of conduct means a safe-conduct, a document guaranteeing safe passage through hostile territory.
What part of speech is letter of conduct?
Letter of conduct is a noun.
What is the plural of letter of conduct?
The plural of letter of conduct is letters of conduct.

Words near letter of conduct in the dictionary

  1. letter of advice
  2. letter of attorney
  3. letter of comfort
  4. letter of comment
  5. letter of composition
  6. letter of conduct
  7. letter of counter-mart
  8. letter of countermarque
  9. letter of countermart
  10. letter of credence
  11. letter of credit

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