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
Data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by animal welfare advocacy group Our Honor revealed the government had spent $840 million on indemnity payments to farmers between 2022 and February of last year alone.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Of the 1,200 producers who have received federal indemnity payments, 67 have had at least two infections, the USDA said.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Customizing options like hospital indemnity insurance, critical illness insurance, and HSAs can meet the unique needs of employees with disabilities.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Similarly, if there’s indemnity, the seller is given the right to consent to any settlements, and where insurance policies exist the buyer also provides the insurer with audit participation and settlement consent rights.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Of the 1,200 producers who have received federal indemnity payments, 67 have had at least two infections, the USDA said.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Customizing options like hospital indemnity insurance, critical illness insurance, and HSAs can meet the unique needs of employees with disabilities.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Similarly, if there’s indemnity, the seller is given the right to consent to any settlements, and where insurance policies exist the buyer also provides the insurer with audit participation and settlement consent rights.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for indemnity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indemnity
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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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Do company bylaws provide for indemnification protection for officers and employees?—
AllBusiness,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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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
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“Indemnity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indemnity. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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