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damnify [ˈdæmnɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied (tr)
(Law) Law to cause loss or damage to (a person); injure
[from Old French damnifier, ultimately from Latin damnum harm, + facere to make]
damnification  n
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