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
The filing states that in reply, Ferrer sought indemnity to have her legal fees covered as mandated in her acting contract.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
Parametric insurance pays a set amount based on the magnitude of the event, rather than the magnitude of the losses in a traditional indemnity policy.
—City News Service, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Amount of any indemnity escrow or holdback for indemnification claims by the buyer and the period of the escrow/holdback (an attractive scenario for a seller is for an escrow of no more than 5-10% of the purchase price with an escrow or holdback period of no more than 9 to 12 months).
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Some insurers offer alternatives and complements to conventional indemnity insurance.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
Parametric insurance pays a set amount based on the magnitude of the event, rather than the magnitude of the losses in a traditional indemnity policy.
—City News Service, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Amount of any indemnity escrow or holdback for indemnification claims by the buyer and the period of the escrow/holdback (an attractive scenario for a seller is for an escrow of no more than 5-10% of the purchase price with an escrow or holdback period of no more than 9 to 12 months).
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Some insurers offer alternatives and complements to conventional indemnity insurance.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indemnity
Noun
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Sanders and the 444 nonunion members under his purview also took a 6% cut in compensation.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Property owners are given about three months’ notice and paid compensation at rates set by the municipality.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Taking time before a storm arrives to unplug the right appliances and household items can be the difference between weathering the storm safely and thousands of dollars in damages.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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On Tuesday a civil jury concluded that Lodes resigned involuntarily due to his reporting of a hostile workplace and was awarded the multimillion-dollar payment as compensation for his emotional damages.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While there is a respectable moral case to be made for some form of reparations, Tubbs appears to be excessively fixated on policy ideas that would bankrupt our state if actually implemented.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine will only need to repay the loan if a future peace deal includes Russia paying reparations.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
23 Apr. 2026
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The county is seeking indemnification from any damages awarded to Yates’ family, as well as reimbursement of legal costs.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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The costs of withholding vaccination are everywhere: In needless burden on taxpayers: The USDA spent $1.8 billion on response in the first three years, mostly on indemnification payments to farmers.—
Ellen P. Carlin,
STAT,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Indemnity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indemnity. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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