Security from damage, loss, or penalty.
Near-synonyms: insurance, assurance
An obligation or duty upon an individual to incur the losses of another.
Near-synonyms: liability, responsibility
Repayment; compensation for loss or injury.
Near-synonyms: reparations, recompense, recompensation; see also Thesaurus:compensation
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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