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
Success means partnering with OpenJDK providers offering comprehensive protection, from IP safeguards to indemnification.
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Scott Sellers, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Do company bylaws provide for indemnification protection for officers and employees?
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Attorney General William Tong declined to provide Padro with representation, but the bar to denying him indemnification against damages is high, Meskill said.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
In the United States, that is typically corporate bankruptcy (where the company cannot indemnify due to insolvency) and the settlements of derivative suits where state corporate law does not permit indemnification.
—Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Scott Sellers, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Do company bylaws provide for indemnification protection for officers and employees?
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Attorney General William Tong declined to provide Padro with representation, but the bar to denying him indemnification against damages is high, Meskill said.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
In the United States, that is typically corporate bankruptcy (where the company cannot indemnify due to insolvency) and the settlements of derivative suits where state corporate law does not permit indemnification.
—Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for indemnification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indemnification
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Claim interest and compensation In many countries, small businesses paid late have a statutory right to claim interest on late payments at set interest rates.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Eventually, Newsom did postpone the return-to-office order just before it was set to go into effect in July as a part of negotiations with bargaining units that included several provisions to help California reduce employee compensation costs this fiscal year.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Therefore, no additional legal obligations exist that may create a call for reparations or action not directly negotiated.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The problem is rooted in the historic catastrophe visited upon European Jews — and the historic reparations negotiated on survivors’ behalf.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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Consider business insurance policies like general liability, professional indemnity, and cyber insurance.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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In addition to assault and battery, Navarro joined Avery and Perkins in suing Farrell for intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and indemnity and contribution.—
Ashley Hume , Tracy Wright , Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
17 July 2025
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“Indemnification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indemnification. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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