hold harmless
Protect from liability
Hold harmless is a legal phrase indicating that one party agrees not to seek damages or compensation from another party for potential losses, injuries, or liabilities.
It appears most often in contracts and liability waivers: The agreement requires tenants to hold the landlord harmless for injuries on the property.
A hold harmless clause or hold harmless agreement shifts legal responsibility from one party to another, protecting the first from lawsuits or claims arising from the specified activity or relationship.
Compensation for loss suffered
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
- clauseProvision in agreement
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- covenantBinding formal pledge
contract · waiver · release · stipulation · undertaking · obligation · commitment · term
Clearing from fault
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- immunityProtected from harm
absolution · acquittal · release · waiver · renunciation · quitclaim · dispensation · non-liability
Handheld defensive armor
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- defendProtect from harm
- insulateProtect from temperature transfer
- bufferProtective intermediate space
shelter · cover · secure · protect · guard · preserve · immunize · cushion
Failure to exercise care
- faultImperfection or blame
- breachBreaking of agreement
- damagesCompensation for injury
- tortActionable civil harm
culpability · accountability · responsibility · claim · loss · injury · harm · exposure
indemnification
Compensation for loss suffered
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
- clauseProvision in agreement
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
covenant · contract · waiver · release · stipulation · undertaking · obligation · commitment · term · condition
exculpation
Clearing from fault
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- exemptionRelease from requirement
immunity · absolution · acquittal · release · waiver · renunciation · quitclaim · dispensation · non-liability · defense
shield
Handheld defensive armor
buffer · shelter · cover · secure · protect · guard · preserve · immunize · cushion · absorb
negligence
Failure to exercise care
tort · culpability · accountability · responsibility · claim · loss · injury · harm · exposure · risk
- disclaimerswarning, fine print, notice, terms of use, waiver
- legalesehereby, herein, hereinafter, hereof, hereto
- guaranteesguarantee, warranty, guaranty, pledge, oath
- contract clausesseverability clause, termination clause, confidentiality clause, force majeure, dispute resolution
- indemnityreimbursement, exoneration, reparation, redress, liability coverage
- Legal Boilerplateterms and conditions, privacy policy, disclaimer, non-disclosure agreement, NDA