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
Hospital indemnity coverage, meanwhile, starts at about $10 per month, according to Aflac.
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Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Similarly, if there’s indemnity, the seller is given the right to consent to any settlements, and where insurance policies exist the buyer also provides the insurer with audit participation and settlement consent rights.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The market appears to consider a good indemnity agreement a sufficient precaution.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The organization is protesting against a looming labor reform that will see their unemployment indemnities slashed by more than half.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 May 2024
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Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Similarly, if there’s indemnity, the seller is given the right to consent to any settlements, and where insurance policies exist the buyer also provides the insurer with audit participation and settlement consent rights.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The market appears to consider a good indemnity agreement a sufficient precaution.
—Marie Sapirie, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The organization is protesting against a looming labor reform that will see their unemployment indemnities slashed by more than half.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for indemnity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indemnity
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According to its latest financial report, from its inception in 2012 through Jan. 30, the bureau had returned $19.7 billion to 195 million people, via actual compensation from financial firms, reductions in loan principal and canceled debts.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Large companies are supposed to be more difficult to manage, hence higher compensation for managers.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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One of the most significant outcomes has been the passage of several reparations bills, including one signed in September that requires California to formally apologize for perpetuating slavery.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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So far, two reparations bills (Assembly Bill 7 and Assembly Bill 62) have been introduced into the state Assembly.—
Wenyuan Wu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 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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This means a customer has a license to use the image commercially and legal indemnification to protect them.—
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 21 Feb. 2025.
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