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Word entry · 9 letters

indemnity

Best crossword clue

"Loss compensation"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈdɛmnɪti/Part of speech nounSorted deiimnntyStarts with IEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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

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