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letters of conduct

letters of conduct is the plural of letter of conduct.

Meaning of letter of conduct

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.

Questions about letters of conduct

What is letters of conduct the plural of?
Letters of conduct is the plural of letter of conduct.

Words near letters of conduct in the dictionary

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

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