as in damages
payment to another for a loss or injury
that insurance company is known to be slow when processing claims for indemnification
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Recent Examples of indemnification
Though hard to predict back then, that indemnification agreement has become a real thorn for the executive committee lately because of Hunt's lawsuit.
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Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2024
There’s been more criticism throughout the SBC recently about the former SBC Sexual Abuse Task Force and its decision in 2021 to agree to an indemnification clause in the contract to hire Guidepost for the investigation.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2024
Potential buyers are looking for an indemnification or an adjustment to the law, which would need congressional action.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025
Do company bylaws provide for indemnification protection for officers and employees?
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2024
There’s been more criticism throughout the SBC recently about the former SBC Sexual Abuse Task Force and its decision in 2021 to agree to an indemnification clause in the contract to hire Guidepost for the investigation.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2024
Potential buyers are looking for an indemnification or an adjustment to the law, which would need congressional action.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025
Do company bylaws provide for indemnification protection for officers and employees?
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indemnification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indemnification
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In these instances, many survivors never see their abusers held accountable and never receive proper compensation because many attorneys view these cases as infeasible, thereby denying survivors access to the civil justice system.—
Samantha Dos Santos,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2025
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Southern Pacific and three other companies ultimately paid $40 million in compensation for the spill, most of which went to the state to cover the costs of cleanup and restoration.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Turner has been walking to D.C. monthly for 31 months to push for reparations.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Over the years, French governments have acknowledged the historic wrong of slavery in Haiti and other former colonies but like other former colonial powers have resisted calls for reparations.—
Tom Nouvian and Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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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
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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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“Indemnification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indemnification. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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