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noun
The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: indemnity, insurance, propitiation, assyth, atonement, compensation, expiation, indemnification, piation, refaction
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: indemnity, restitution, amends, acquittal, assyth, bote, compensation, indemnification, mends, quittal, recompensation, recompense, redress, relief, remuneration, reparation, requital, requite, satisfaction
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The state of being indemnified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: indemnity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
That which indemnifies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: indemnity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: recompense, compensation
noun
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: damages, amends, indemnity, restitution, redress
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compensation
Narrower terms: relief, actual damages, compensatory damages, general damages, nominal damages, punitive damages, exemplary damages, smart money, atonement, expiation, satisfaction
History
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Across languages
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
