indemnity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɪnˈdɛmnɪti/
Etymology
From late Middle English indempnite, from Middle French indemnité, from Late Latin indemnitās (“security from damage”), from Latin indemnis (“undamaged”), from in- (“not”) + damnum (“damage”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Security from damage, loss, or penalty.
And all this, it will be said, the Duke of Orleans might have prevented by an effective treaty, securing an act of indemnity.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 101:Near-synonyms: insurance, assurance
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(countable, uncountable) An obligation or duty upon an individual to incur the losses of another.
Near-synonyms: liability, responsibility
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(countable, uncountable) Repayment; compensation for loss or injury.
Near-synonyms: reparations, recompense, recompensation; see also Thesaurus:compensation
It would have been wise to modify rather than revoke the proclamation. But the Allies went further. Now, for the first time, were heard the words of indemnity for the past, and security for the future.
1859, John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, The Life and Times of Charles James Fox, volume II, London: Richard Bentley, page 363:
- (countable, uncountable) The right of an injured party to shift the loss onto the party responsible for the loss.
- (countable, uncountable) A principle of insurance which provides that when a loss occurs, the insured should be restored to the approximate financial condition occupied before the loss occurred, no better, no worse.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| indemnities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
proportionality · justice · parity
Deriveds
double indemnity · indemnitee · indemnity costs · letter of indemnity
Relateds
insurance · immunity · assurance · indemn · damage · indemnify · damages
Synonyms
recompensation · insurance · mends · indemnification · indemnity · relief · assurance · acquittal · satisfaction · indemnification · redress · requite · reparations · quittal · recompense · liability · requital · compensation · amends · recompense · assyth · indemnification · indemnification · indemnification · remuneration · responsibility · recompensation · indemnification · reparation · restitution · bote
Translations (58)
pt indenização (repayment) · sk odškodné (obligation or duty) · hi क्षतिपूर्ति (repayment) · ta இழப்பீடு (repayment) · ru возмеще́ние (repayment) · de Indemnität (insurance: principle) · pt indenidade (obligation or duty) · mk о́тштета (repayment) · fi maksunpalautus (repayment) · de Schadloshaltung (insurance: principle) · fi korvausvelvollisuus (obligation or duty) · fr compensation (insurance: principle) · kk өтемақы (repayment) · ru гара́нтия от убы́тков (right) · fr indemnité (repayment) · fr garantie (obligation or duty) · ms indemniti (insurance: principle) · kk өтем (repayment) · ru гара́нтия от поте́рь (right) · sl odškodnina (obligation or duty) · ru индемните́т (right) · fi hyvitys (repayment) · sv ersättning (repayment) · ru освобожде́ние (right) · de Erstattung (repayment) · pt indenidade (repayment) · hu kártalanítás (repayment) · sl zavarovanje (insurance: principle) · bg компенсация (repayment) · es indemnidad (insurance: principle) · hu kártérítés (repayment) · fi vahingonkorvaus (repayment) · ga slánú (obligation or duty) · sl nadomestilo (obligation or duty) · de Rückzahlung (repayment) · sv kompensation (repayment) · cmn 賠款 /赔款 (repayment) · ru компенса́ция (repayment) · bg обезщетение (repayment) · ru контрибу́ция (repayment) · de Kompensation (repayment) · ru вы́плата (repayment) · fi korvaus (repayment) · sv skadeersättning (repayment) · ga slánú (repayment) · fi oikeus vahingonkorvaukseen (right) · ca indemnització (repayment) · fi korvausvelvollisuus (insurance: principle) · kk индемнитет (repayment) · hu jóvátétel (repayment) · ga cúiteamh (insurance: principle) · id indemnitas (insurance: principle) · ga cúiteamh (right) · tr tazminat (repayment) · enm indempnite (repayment) · ga cúiteamh (obligation or duty) · ru индемните́т (right) · ru индемните́т (insurance: principle)