hold harmless

[hahrm-lis]

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.

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Hold harmless is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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

harm·less·ly, adverb
harm·less·ness, noun


1. inoffensive, mild, innocent, unobjectionable, benign.

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