A safeguard is a law, rule, or measure intended to prevent someone or something from being harmed. Many people took second jobs as a safeguard against unemployment. to protect something from harm or damage safeguard sb's interests/rights/welfare etc. a rule, agreement etc that is intended to protect someone or something from possible dangers or problems
a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc ; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"
A process, procedure, technique, or feature intended to mitigate the effects of risk Safeguards rarely, if ever, eliminate risk-they reduce it to an acceptable level