SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS

indemnification

noun

Compensation or protection provided against a loss, damage, or liability.

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Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.

Compensation or protection

Closest synonyms

compensation indemnity reimbursement recompense restitution

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Usage distinction

Indemnification follows the scope of an obligation or agreement; restitution and reimbursement may cover different kinds of loss.

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See indemnification in use

The fictional agreement included indemnification for damage to the borrowed equipment.

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Indemnification for damage caused while the organizer moves a stall's equipment is separately promised in the story's written arrangement.

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