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indemnity [ɪnˈdɛmnɪtɪ] n pl -ties
1. (Business / Insurance) compensation for loss or damage; reimbursement 2. (Business / Insurance) protection or insurance against future loss or damage 3. (Law) legal exemption from penalties or liabilities incurred through one's acts or defaults 4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Canada) the salary paid to a member of Parliament or of a legislature (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) act of indemnity an act of Parliament granting exemption to public officers from technical penalties that they may have been compelled to incur [from Late Latin indemnitās, from indemnis uninjured, from Latin in-1 + damnum damage] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
indemnity noun 1. insurance, security, guarantee, protection They had failed to take out full indemnity cover. 2. compensation, remuneration, reparation, satisfaction, redress, restitution, reimbursement, requital The government paid the family an indemnity for the missing pictures. Translations indemnity [ɪnˈdemnɪtɪ] N (= compensation) → indemnización f, reparación f; (= insurance) → indemnidad f double indemnity → doble indemnización f indemnity n (= compensation) (for damage, loss etc) → Schadensersatz m, → Entschädigung f, → Abfindung f; (after war) → Wiedergutmachung f indemnity [ɪnˈdɛmnɪtɪ] n (see vb) → indennizzo, risarcimento, assicurazione f indemnity [ɪnˈdɛmnɪtɪ] n (see vb) → indennizzo, risarcimento, assicurazione f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| If indemnities are involved, be sure that the indemnitor is a viable, on-going and creditworthy person or entity. |
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