Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
sacar en paz y a salvo
English translation:
hold harmless
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Spanish term
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Native in: English (Variant: British) 
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sacar en paz y a salvo
Linguee suggests something like 'liberate and set free', though I wasn't quite sure how to translate it. I've also seen 'hold harmless' on here.
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Charles Davis
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Oct 27, 2014 02:09: lorenab23 changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Sandro Tomasi, franglish, lorenab23
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Proposed translations
hold harmless
There are several previous KudoZ entries for this phrase, and "hold harmless" is indeed the standard translation. In your context you would say "hold the CLIENT harmless".
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Hold Harmless ...
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| Thanks! Linguee is admittedly a bit dodgy, I mainly use it just to get a general idea of what the term in question means. |
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