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nɪ noun, plural in·dem·ni·ties.
1.
protection or security against damage or loss.
2.
compensation for damage or loss sustained.
3.
something paid by way of such compensation.
4.
protection, as by insurance, from liabilities or penalties incurred by one's actions.
5.
legal exemption from penalties attaching to unconstitutional or illegal actions, granted to public officers and other persons.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
an·ti-in·dem·ni·ty, adjective
pre·in·dem·ni·ty, noun, plural pre·in·dem·ni·ties.
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | compensation for loss or damage; reimbursement |
| 2. | protection or insurance against future loss or damage |
| 3. | legal exemption from penalties or liabilities incurred through one's acts or defaults |
| 4. | (in Canada) the salary paid to a member of Parliament or of a legislature |
| 5. | act of indemnity an act of Parliament granting exemption to public officers from technical penalties that they may have been compelled to incur |
| [C15: from Late Latin indemnitās, from indemnis uninjured, from Latin | |
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Word Origin & History
indemnity
mid-15c., from M.Fr. indemnité (1367), from L.L. indemnitatem (nom. indemnitas) "security for damage," from L. indemnis "unhurt, undamaged," from in- "not" + damnum "damage."
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The real power comes from market punishment, mostly through lenders and landlords demanding more indemnity, more cleanup.
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