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indemnity.

Security from damage, loss, or penalty.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪnˈdɛmnɪti/
  1. Security from damage, loss, or penalty.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An obligation or duty upon an individual to incur the losses of another.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Repayment; compensation for loss or injury.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The right of an injured party to shift the loss onto the party responsible for the loss.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A principle of insurance which provides that when a loss occurs, the insured should be restored to the approximate financial condition occupied before the loss occurred, no better, no worse.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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”).

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