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
There are insurance policies and indemnifications in place if they get sued.
DEADLINE: Why did TIFF ultimately change their mind on the film?
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Redlined documents fly back and forth as parties try to shift liability caps, indemnification provisions and what constitutes force majeure.
—Danny Ertel, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
That indemnification agreement, stipulating the SBC Executive Committee is on the hook for Guidepost’s legal expenses arising from the firm’s May 2022 report, also applies to a second high-profile defamation lawsuit against the SBC from former seminary professor David Sills.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Noninterest income totaled $80.1 million, an increase of $45.5 million from the previous year, largely due to higher BaaS indemnification income.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Redlined documents fly back and forth as parties try to shift liability caps, indemnification provisions and what constitutes force majeure.
—Danny Ertel, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
That indemnification agreement, stipulating the SBC Executive Committee is on the hook for Guidepost’s legal expenses arising from the firm’s May 2022 report, also applies to a second high-profile defamation lawsuit against the SBC from former seminary professor David Sills.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Noninterest income totaled $80.1 million, an increase of $45.5 million from the previous year, largely due to higher BaaS indemnification income.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indemnification
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Court records indicate the case went to trial in 2017 and the jury found that while Page was negligent, that negligence was not the cause of damages suffered by Miller.—
Clark Kauffman,
Des Moines Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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Texas Business Courts were created in 2024 to take on complex business litigation in cases seeking more than $5 million in damages.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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Once public, OpenAI’s compensation packages may also become less attractive in some ways; new hires would receive stock options rather than pre-IPO equity, and those options may or may not prove valuable depending on the company’s post-IPO performance and stock price trajectory.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the time, film and TV writers were boycotting major studios and fighting for fair compensation.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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None of the victims or their descendants received any direct reparations from the city or state.—
Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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Program staff help with translation and annual reparations applications to the Claims Conference.—
Dana Toppel,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Request a recall or reversal and ask for a hold harmless letter or letter of indemnity.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Dec. 2025
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Perry was also accused of intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and indemnity and contribution.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Indemnification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indemnification. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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