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in·dem·ni·fi·ca·tion

 (ĭn-dĕm′nə-fĭ-kā′shən)
n.
1.
a. The act of indemnifying.
b. The condition of being indemnified.
2. Something that indemnifies; a compensation for loss.
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in•dem•ni•fi•ca•tion

(ɪnˌdɛm nə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən)

n.
1. the act of indemnifying or the state of being indemnified.
2. something that serves to indemnify.
[1725–35]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.indemnification - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injuryindemnification - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
amends, damages, redress, restitution, indemnity
compensation - something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
relief - (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"
actual damages, compensatory damages, general damages - (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
nominal damages - (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)
exemplary damages, punitive damages, smart money - (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
atonement, expiation, satisfaction - compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"
2.indemnification - an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance
recompense, compensation - the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
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indemnification

noun
Something to make up for loss or damage:
amends, compensation, indemnity, offset, quittance, recompense, redress, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, satisfaction, setoff.
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Translations

indemnification

[ɪnˌdemnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → indemnización f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

indemnification

n
(= compensation) → Schadensersatz m, → Entschädigung f → (for für); (= sum received) → Schadensersatz (→ summe f) m, → Entschädigung(ssumme) f; (for expenses) → Erstattung f (→ for +gen)
(→ gegen) (= safeguard) → Absicherung f; (= insurance) → Versicherung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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