as in compensation
payment to another for a loss or injury
the widow now lives on a pension and an indemnity from her late husband's company
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Recent Examples of indemnity
Those multiple-outbreak operations have been quite large, accounting for $365 million of $1.1 billion of indemnity payments to date, according to the USDA.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
The industry offers a special type of insurance called prize indemnity insurance.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Customizing options like hospital indemnity insurance, critical illness insurance, and HSAs can meet the unique needs of employees with disabilities.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Hospital indemnity coverage, meanwhile, starts at about $10 per month, according to Aflac.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
The industry offers a special type of insurance called prize indemnity insurance.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Customizing options like hospital indemnity insurance, critical illness insurance, and HSAs can meet the unique needs of employees with disabilities.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Hospital indemnity coverage, meanwhile, starts at about $10 per month, according to Aflac.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for indemnity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indemnity
Noun
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Defendants said the relationship gave Willis a financial interest in prosecuting the case because of the compensation her boyfriend received.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Employment and cost agreements are equally critical, defining compensation, performance metrics, and levels of authority for staff.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, even if a ceasefire is reached soon, Russia is likely to maintain control over the occupied territories, while Ukraine's hopes of receiving reparations from Moscow for post-war reconstruction appear unrealistic.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The situation exposes how an experiment in reparations that sought to lift people disproportionately harmed by prior enforcement against marijuana not only failed but also helped derail the rollout of legal cannabis in New York.—
Ashley Southall,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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The company highlighted ongoing legal proceedings, including a claim against ICAR Vision Systems, S.L., and indemnification demands from customers related to patent infringement allegations by third parties.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
10 Feb. 2025
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Marketers should ask vendors about how the data was trained and on what; usage rights; legal indemnification; and what a user would have to do with the image to lose legal coverage.—
Kimberly A. Whitler,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Indemnity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indemnity. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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