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- [in-dem-ni-tee]
- /ɪnˈdɛm nɪ ti/
- /ɪnˈdem.nə.ti/
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- [in-dem-ni-tee]
- /ɪnˈdɛm nɪ ti/
Definitions of indemnity word
- noun plural indemnity protection or security against damage or loss. 1
- noun plural indemnity compensation for damage or loss sustained. 1
- noun plural indemnity something paid by way of such compensation. 1
- noun plural indemnity protection, as by insurance, from liabilities or penalties incurred by one's actions. 1
- noun plural indemnity legal exemption from penalties attaching to unconstitutional or illegal actions, granted to public officers and other persons. 1
- noun indemnity Security or protection against a loss or other financial burden. 1
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Origin of indemnity
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English indem(p)nite < Latin indemnitās, equivalent to indemni(s) without loss (in- in-3 + -demn-, combining form of damn- (stem of damnum loss; see damn) + -is adj. suffix) + -tās -ty2
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Parts of speech for Indemnity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
indemnity popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
indemnity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for indemnity
noun indemnity
- compensation — Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.
- repayment — to pay back or refund, as money.
- restitution — reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification.
- pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
- payment — something that is paid; an amount paid; compensation; recompense.
adverb indemnity
- meed — a reward or recompense.
- measure for measure — a comedy (1604) by Shakespeare.
- rectification — the act of rectifying, or the fact of being rectified.
- lex talionis — the principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.
Antonyms for indemnity
noun indemnity
- penalty — a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
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