indemnity

Definition

Security from damage, loss, or penalty.

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”).

Example Sentences

• "Near-synonyms: insurance, assurance"
• "And all this, it will be said, the Duke of Orleans might have prevented by an effective treaty, securing an act of indemnity."
• "Near-synonyms: liability, responsibility"

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