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harm⋅less

[hahrm-lis]
–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.
3. hold harmless, Law. to relieve from responsibility or liability for any damage or loss. Also, save harmless.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME. See harm, -less


harm⋅less⋅ly, adverb
harm⋅less⋅ness, noun


1. inoffensive, mild, innocent, unobjectionable, benign.
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Main Entry: harm·less
Function: adjective
1 : free from harm, liability, or loss —often used in the phrase to hold harmless—see also HOLD HARMLESS
2 : lacking capacity or intent to injure —harm·less·ly adverbharm·less·ness noun

Main Entry: hold harmless
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or being an agreement between parties in which one assumes the potential liability for injury that may arise from a situation and thus relieves the other of liability hold harmless agreement> hold harmless clause> —compare RELEASE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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