Wiktionary
alt. 1 A safe haven. 2 (context business legal English) A statutory, regulatory, or contractual provision that provides protection, usually from a penalty or liability. n. 1 A safe haven. 2 (context business legal English) A statutory, regulatory, or contractual provision that provides protection, usually from a penalty or liability.
WordNet
n. the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive (gives it a safe harbor)
Wikipedia
Safe harbor or Safe harbour may refer to:
Safe Harbor is a 2009 television film, based on a true story, starring Treat Williams and Nancy Travis. The film was first shown on Hallmark Channel on May 30, 2009.
Safe Harbor is an American television drama series that aired on The WB Television Network from September 20, 1999 to November 28, 1999. The series was created and executive produced by Brenda Hampton, who at the time was best known for work on the fellow WB series 7th Heaven, the series was paired with 7th Heaven on the network's Monday night lineup. Despite 7th Heaven being the No. 1 show on The WB during the 1999-2000 season, Safe Harbor was unable to hold a solid audience after 7th Heaven and was canceled after ten episodes with the show moving to Sunday nights where the last two episodes aired.
A safe harbor is a provision of a statute or a regulation that specifies that certain conduct will be deemed not to violate a given rule. It is usually found in connection with a vaguer, overall standard. Analogously, "unsafe harbors" describe conduct that will be deemed to violate the rule.
For example, in the context of a statute that requires drivers to "not drive recklessly," a clause specifying that "driving under 25 miles per hour will be conclusively deemed not to constitute reckless driving" is a "safe harbor." Likewise, a clause saying that "driving over 90 miles per hour will be conclusively deemed to constitute reckless driving" would be an "unsafe harbor." In this example, driving between 25 miles per hour and 90 miles per hour would fall outside of either a safe harbor or an unsafe harbor, and would thus be left to be judged according to the vague "reckless" standard.
In the context of commercial takeovers, safe harbors function as a form of shark repellent used to thwart hostile takeovers. Under implementation of this provision, a target company will acquire a troublesome firm in order to raise the acquisition price and make acquisition by other parties economically unattractive.
Usage examples of "safe harbor".
They had found what they wanted, and fought for it, until they reached safe harbor, and escaped the storms at last.
But let all following tai-pans beware: the Noble House shall pass from safe Hand to safe Hand and the clans from safe Harbor to safe Harbor as the tai-pan himself decreed or I shall add my curse, before God, to his, on him or her who fails us&hellip.
In her dreams, the poignancy of his gentle strength seemed a safe harbor worth seeking.
In her waking hours, she knew he was no safe harbor, but a whirlpool of foolish impulses that would draw her to her doom.
Lusitania was less than twenty-five miles from a safe harbor, but now only ten miles from U-20 and heading directly toward the submarine.
Either they reached the northern shore and found safe harbor within hours-an unlikely task-or they would have to remain on the river until tomorrow's sunfall.
It was a sight to make sailors scurry for safe harbor, even if they were not aboard an undecked, anchorless row-boat fleeing from the iniquity of Man and the wrath of God.
But let all following tai-pans beware: the Noble House shall pass from safe Hand to safe Hand and the clans from safe Harbor to safe Harbor as the tai-pan himself decreed or I shall add my curse, before God, to his, on him or her who fails us….
But let all following tai-pans beware: the Noble House shall pass from safe Hand to safe Hand and the clans from safe Harbor to safe Harbor as the tai-pan himself decreed or I shall add my curse, before God, to his, on him or her who fails us.
You're lying, my ship's in a safe harbor and guarded by four thousand men.
The fact is that whatever Brock wants to do about it, he swore a holy oath to give you a safe berth in a safe harbor.
I had time only to spare a fleeting prayer that they might yet swim to safe harbor, and then the northerly wind bore down upon us and our sails snapped taut and we were running, running before the wind.
Perfection keeps destruction away and provides a safe harbor for the good.
Five expeditions have attempted the crossing in the past, and it may be that one or more found safe harbor across those deadly waters.