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responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something
  • while she was away on business, the single mom entrusted her daughter into her in-laws' safekeeping

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The first known use of safekeeping was in the 15th century

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“Safekeeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safekeeping. Accessed 25 Oct. 2020.

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