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
And design innovative risk-reward models that complement traditional indemnity solutions.
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Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by animal welfare advocacy group Our Honor revealed the government had spent $840 million on indemnity payments to farmers between 2022 and February of last year alone.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Of the 1,200 producers who have received federal indemnity payments, 67 have had at least two infections, the USDA said.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Customizing options like hospital indemnity insurance, critical illness insurance, and HSAs can meet the unique needs of employees with disabilities.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by animal welfare advocacy group Our Honor revealed the government had spent $840 million on indemnity payments to farmers between 2022 and February of last year alone.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Of the 1,200 producers who have received federal indemnity payments, 67 have had at least two infections, the USDA said.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Customizing options like hospital indemnity insurance, critical illness insurance, and HSAs can meet the unique needs of employees with disabilities.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indemnity
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In these instances, many survivors never see their abusers held accountable and never receive proper compensation because many attorneys view these cases as infeasible, thereby denying survivors access to the civil justice system.—
Samantha Dos Santos,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2025
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Employee compensation as a share of national income had been 61.8% during that 2010-to-2019 period.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, France has finally acknowledged the injustice of making Haiti pay for its independence (no mention of reparations).—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
22 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Miller made the comments about reparations during a discussion about the ongoing saga of Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Do company bylaws provide for indemnification protection for officers and employees?—
AllBusiness,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Attorney General William Tong declined to provide Padro with representation, but the bar to denying him indemnification against damages is high, Meskill said.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2025
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