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indemnification

[ in-dem-nuh-fi-key-shuhn ]

/ ɪnˌdɛm nə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of indemnifying; state of being indemnified.

something that serves to indemnify; compensation.

Origin of indemnification

First recorded in 1725–35; indemni(ty) + -fication

SYNONYMS FOR indemnification

2 payment, amends, reparation, indemnity.

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OTHER WORDS FROM indemnification

in·dem·nif·i·ca·to·ry

[in-dem-nif-uh-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˌɪn dɛmˈnɪf ə kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective pre·in·dem·ni·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby indemnification

indehiscent, indeliberate, indelible, indelicacy, indelicate, indemnification, indemnify, indemnitee, indemnitor, indemnity, indemonstrable

Example sentences from the Web for indemnification

The elder, however, had some indemnification for his cautious silence.

The Bow of Orange Ribbon |Amelia E. Barr
He looked from Brammel to Brammel's father for indemnification.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV. |Various
It was a mortal disappointment—it was a sacrifice of indemnification—to abstain from punishing Jermyn.

Felix Holt, The Radical |George Eliot
This promise to the sister was no more thought of afterwards than the original scheme for the indemnification of the brother.

The History of Napoleon Buonaparte |John Gibson Lockhart

If they are acquitted, they have no indemnification to expect.

Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829. |Hermann Pckler-Muskau