Thesaurus results for INDEMNITY

indemnity

noun

in-ˈdem-nə-tē

Definition of indemnity

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 Reparations serve as redress—indemnity through compensation, addressing grievances, and tending to wounds. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 The 1825 indemnity was 150 million francs or 10 times annual revenues and was later reduced. — Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 The College de France had a big conference about the indemnity that France forced Haiti to pay. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 June 2026 When the French government that succeeded Napoleon grudgingly recognized Haitian independence in 1825, however, Haiti had to pay a heavy indemnity to the former colonial slaveholders, a burden that slowed the country’s economic development. — Jeremy D. Popkin, The Conversation, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for indemnity

Recent Examples of Synonyms for indemnity

Noun

Weather and other circumstances can prompt Royal Caribbean to alter or substitute ports, according to its website, and it is not necessarily required to refund fares or provide compensation.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Such facilities successfully operate today, prioritizing community leadership, transparency, compensation and quiet all at once.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of compensation

Noun

Later, in 1711, the colony passed a legislative act to make reparations to the victims, including restoring the good names of the accused and paying financial retributions to the families of the accused.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
In other words, the suit claims that the reparations program illegally discriminates on the basis of race — in this case, discriminating against people who are not Black.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of reparation

Noun

This structure lets legal, financial and commercial advisors concentrate effort on issues that influence transaction architecture, particularly those requiring adjustments to representations, covenants or indemnification constructs.

— Keegan Caldwell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Negotiations first stalled in 2022 over missile indemnification issues involving the final two Block V Virginia submarines.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026