as in compensation
payment to another for a loss or injury
the widow now lives on a pension and an indemnity from her late husband's company
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Recent Examples of indemnity
Campbell's amendments reportedly focus on rewriting the bill to hold manufacturers liable by removing their indemnity.
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Determined to gain at least suzerainty over the island – which would have made Haiti a protectorate of France – Louis XVIII rebuked the two commissioners Boyer sent to Paris in 1824 to try to negotiate an indemnity in exchange for recognition.
—Marlene L. Daut, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
The French would later demand an indemnity of 150 million francs, reduced to 90 million, to compensate for the loss of property, an amount equivalent to about $21 billion today.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The company maintains that its warranty reserves, subcontractor indemnities, and third-party insurance are adequate to cover potential liabilities.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2025
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Determined to gain at least suzerainty over the island – which would have made Haiti a protectorate of France – Louis XVIII rebuked the two commissioners Boyer sent to Paris in 1824 to try to negotiate an indemnity in exchange for recognition.
—Marlene L. Daut, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
The French would later demand an indemnity of 150 million francs, reduced to 90 million, to compensate for the loss of property, an amount equivalent to about $21 billion today.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The company maintains that its warranty reserves, subcontractor indemnities, and third-party insurance are adequate to cover potential liabilities.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indemnity
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The compensation failed to account for the lifetime of income and family wealth his land provided.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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New York was able to benefit somewhat from the move, acquiring draft compensation from the Miami Dolphins for Waller.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Ahead of Juneteenth, proponents of reparations for African Americans met last week with mostly Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill to urge them to continue the push for federal reparations legislation.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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This pilot was the first of its kind funded through voluntary reparations, in which oppressors' descendants choose to actively redistribute their wealth and power to the oppressed.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Veo 3’s terms of service include indemnification for users who follow the platform’s rules.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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What To Know The new law, which was approved by Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday, allows public agencies in Florida to assume certain indemnification obligations and purchase insurance related to the operation of commuter rail services on the corridor.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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“Indemnity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indemnity. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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