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harmless
[
hahrm
-lis
]
harm·less
/
ˈhɑrm
lɪs
/
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[
hahrm
-lis
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous:
He looks
mean
but he's harmless; a harmless Halloween prank.
2.
without injury; unhurt; unharmed.
Idiom
3.
hold harmless,
Law
.
to relieve from responsibility or
liability
for any damage or loss.
Also,
save harmless.
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such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence
to relinquish a known right or interest intentionally
a written agreement deposited with a third person, by whom it is to be delivered to the grantee or promisee on the fulfillment of some condition
deprived of certain rights as a citizen, as a consequence of conviction of certain offenses
data presented to a court or jury in proof of the facts in issue and which may include the testimony of witnesses, records, documents, or objects
the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person; the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on
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Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English.
See
harm
,
-less
Related forms
harm·less·ly,
adverb
harm·less·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
inoffensive, mild, innocent, unobjectionable, benign.
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harmless
(ˈhɑːmlɪs)
—
adj
1.
not causing any physical or mental damage or injury
2.
unlikely to annoy or worry people:
a harmless sort of man
'harmlessly
—
adv
'harmlessness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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