indemnify
Shield from liability
To indemnify is to protect someone against financial loss or legal liability, or to compensate them for loss already incurred.
Insurance policies indemnify policyholders against covered damages.
Contracts often require one party to indemnify the other: The contractor agreed to indemnify the homeowner against any claims arising from the work.
The noun is indemnity.
Payment for services rendered
- damagesCompensation for injury
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- recompensePayment for loss
settlement · redress · amends · payment · payout · remuneration · satisfaction · recoupment
Adopted principle of action
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- premiumAdded cost for better
- underwriterOne who assumes financial risk
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
deductible · beneficiary · insurer · insured · adjuster · endorsement · exclusion · risk
Formal surrender of rights
- immunityProtected from harm
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- exculpationClearing from fault
discharge · release · acquittal · clearance · pardon · amnesty · relief · nonliability
compensation
Payment for services rendered
- damagesCompensation for injury
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- reparationCompensation for injury done
recompense · settlement · redress · amends · payment · payout · remuneration · satisfaction · recoupment · make whole
policy
Adopted principle of action
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- premiumAdded cost for better
- underwriterOne who assumes financial risk
claim · deductible · beneficiary · insurer · insured · adjuster · endorsement · exclusion · risk · peril
waiver
Formal surrender of rights
- immunityProtected from harm
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
exculpation · discharge · release · acquittal · clearance · pardon · amnesty · relief · nonliability · hold harmless
safeguard
Precaution against harm
defend · guard · buffer · hedge · shelter · cover · immunity · insulate · cushion · backstop
liability
Legal or financial obligation
- tortActionable civil harm
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- breachBreaking of agreement
contract · litigation · plaintiff · defendant · attorney · lawsuit · claim · judgment · verdict · arbitration
indemnifyblame
Assign responsibility for wrongdoing
hold accountable · punish · accuse · implicate · incriminate
- double indemnityInsurance provision doubling payment
indemnity, indemnification, indemnities, indemnified, indemnifying