indemnity
/ɪnˈdɛmnɪti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.94 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An obligation or duty upon an individual to incur the losses of another.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The right of an injured party to shift the loss onto the party responsible for the loss.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: insurance, assurance"
- "And all this, it will be said, the Duke of Orleans might have prevented by an effective treaty, securing an act of indemnity."
- "Near-synonyms: liability, responsibility"
- "Near-synonyms: reparations, recompense, recompensation; see also Thesaurus:compensation"
- "It would have been wise to modify rather than revoke the proclamation. But the Allies went further. Now, for the first time, were heard the words of indemnity for the past, and security for the future."
Etymology
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”).