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indemn

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • indem
  • /ˈɪn.dɛm/
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  • rhymes with -ɪndɛm

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adj

Meaning 1

Without loss or injury.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

Examples

  • 1526, R. Wingfield, letter to Cardinal Wolsey (Galba B.xiv) f. 3v The sayde kynge hath bownde hymsylff to save themperour indempne agaynste the kynges highnes of alle thingis.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle French indemne and indempne, from Latin indemnis (“unhurt”), from in- (“not”) + damnum (“hurt, damage; wrong”). Compare damn and condemn.