solatium

noun

Definition of solatiumnext
as in indemnity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solatium
  1. indemnity
  2. restitution
  3. reparation
  4. damages
  5. redress
  6. compensation
  7. recompense
  8. indemnification
Noun
  • After breaking the shackles of slavery, Haiti was forced to pay France an indemnity of 150 million francs in exchange for its recognition as a new nation.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Employees are asked to evaluate life insurance, disability coverage, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity plans, and other voluntary benefits within a relatively short period of time.
    — Orla Nixon, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of indemnity
Noun
  • The state asks the court to block Kalshi — which is headquartered in New York — from operating in the state and to pay restitution to customers who placed bets on the platform.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 31 July 2026
  • The city is asking a judge to shut down the practices and order restitution for patients.
    — Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of restitution
Noun
  • Understanding Caribbean history For Bousquet, the debate over reparations remains tied to how the Caribbean understands its own history, including slavery’s abolition and emancipation.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The growing reparations movement is one expression of that connection.
    — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of reparation
Noun
  • Exasperated, the Justice Department filed a formal discrimination suit, whereupon Cohn countersued the government for defamation, seeking a hundred million dollars in damages.
    — Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But recent reporting from CNN suggests the president is considering removing Pirro for her conclusion that vandals were not responsible for damages to the pool.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • Reparations is about structural repair and redress on a massive scale.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • The decisions come at a moment when long-standing debates over race and identity have turned toward immigration, increasing racial diversity and the fairness of policies meant to prevent and redress discrimination.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of redress
Noun
  • Creative industries are confronting questions about copyright, compensation and authorship after models have already entered production.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The union has also raised questions about Cázares' role as fiscal advisor, pointing to her previous work overseeing other financially troubled school districts and questioning her compensation.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of compensation
Noun
  • On top of this, his tone is condescending by suggesting that any claim for material recompense by Black people can only come from a Black nationalist and bourgeois initiative.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • Months later, some of these educators have been granted legal recompense.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of recompense
Noun
  • Negotiations first stalled in 2022 over missile indemnification issues involving the final two Block V Virginia submarines.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
  • Working capital adjustments, indemnification clauses, escrow terms.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of indemnification
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