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• In law enforcement and intelligence jargon of intelligence agencies and police forces, a secured location, suitable for hiding witnesses, agents or other persons perceived as being in danger.
• A place where people may go to avoid prosecution of their activities by authorities
  Authority
  
  In government, authority is often used interchangeably with the term "power ". However, their meanings differ: while "power" refers to the ability to achieve certain ends, "authority" refers to a claim of legitimacy , the justification and right to exercise that power....
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• a location
  Location (geography)
  
  In geography, location is a position or point in physical space that something occupies on Earths' surface. An reality location can often be designated using a specific pairing of latitude and longitude, a Cartesian coordinate system grid , a Spherical coordinate system, or an ellipsoid-based system ....
   placed in the neighbourhood where a trusted adult or family or charity organization has agreed to provide a safe place for battered wives and abused children to go to, when they feel that their lives are threatened by domestic abuse. See also: Women's shelter
  Women's shelter
  
  A women's shelter is a place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violence situations, such as rape, and domestic violence. Having the ability to leave a situation of violence is valuable for women who are under attack because such situations frequently involve an imbalance of power that limits the woman's financial options....
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• Safe House Restaurant
  Safe House Restaurant
  
  The Safe House Restaurant is located at 779 N. Front Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin just across from the Pabst Theater. This unique restaurant created by David Baldwin in 1966 has been used as backdrops in movies shot in Milwaukee such as a bar scene in Major League and has been featured on the History as one of the best secret locations to...
  , an espionage-themed restaurant in Milwaukee Wisconsin, an area attraction since 1966.
• Safe houses were an integral part of the Underground railroad
  Underground Railroad
  
  The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th century African American Slavery in the United States in the United States to escape to free state and Canada with the aid of Abolitionism who were sympathetic to their cause....
  , a network of safe locations which were used to assist slaves to escape to freedom in the United States. Some houses were marked with a statue of an African-American man holding a lantern, called "The Lantern Holder".
• Safe houses also provided a refuge for victims of Nazi persecution and for escaping Prisoners of war.

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• Sanctuary in medieval law
  Sanctuary
  
  Sanctuary has multiple meanings. A sanctuary is the consecrated area of a church or temple around its church tabernacle or altar. An animal sanctuary is a place where animals live and are protected....
  
• Sanctuary in modern times
  Sanctuary
  
  Sanctuary has multiple meanings. A sanctuary is the consecrated area of a church or temple around its church tabernacle or altar. An animal sanctuary is a place where animals live and are protected....
  
• Right of asylum
  Right of asylum
  
  Right of asylum is an ancient juridical notion, under which a person persecution for political opinions or religious beliefs in his or her own country may be protected by another sovereignty, a foreign country, or Christian Church sanctuary ....