solatium

noun

Definition of solatiumnext
as in indemnity

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  1. indemnity
  2. restitution
  3. reparation
  4. damages
  5. redress
  6. compensation
  7. recompense
  8. indemnification
Noun
  • This represents the highest single-object financial indemnity in British museum history, placing its formal valuation at more than double the price of the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of indemnity
Noun
  • Hickey now owes $33,500 in fines and restitution plus 15 days in jail.
    — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2026
  • He was also sentenced to four years of formal probation, 52 domestic violence classes, $500 in restitution and a five-year protective order.
    — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of restitution
Noun
  • In fact, the whole thing could be viewed as colonial reparations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Ms Rachel pushes reparations quote in latest progressive political move.
    — , FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of reparation
Noun
  • The trial, which got underway in an Oakland court last week, could result in billions of dollars in damages and forced remedies that could lead to an overhaul of Facebook and Instagram.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit asks for a jury trial, an injunction against ongoing and future copyright infringement and unspecified damages.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • The grievance system in immigration detention is designed to offer a safe channel to report violations of detention standards and seek redress, without fear of retaliation.
    — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Recommendations from the Russell City Reparative Justice Project were used as a framework to establish a joint redress fund for former residents and their descendants, one that could finally compensate them for the county’s unjust policies.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of redress
Noun
  • Accept a meal voucher or a goodwill gift card, and the fine print can waive your right to cash compensation worth many times more.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Players who appear in preseason games should receive additional game compensation beyond their training-camp weekly stipend.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 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
  • This structure lets legal, financial and commercial advisors concentrate effort on issues that influence transaction architecture, particularly those requiring adjustments to representations, covenants or indemnification constructs.
    — Keegan Caldwell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Negotiations first stalled in 2022 over missile indemnification issues involving the final two Block V Virginia submarines.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Definition of indemnification
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