See Also: Indemnify(money)
indemnify(dictionary)
indemnify(dictionary)

indemnify (iou)



indemnify verb trans. E17.
[from Latin indemnis unhurt + -FY. Cf. medieval Latin indemnificare.]
Preserve, protect, or keep free from, secure against (harm or loss); secure against legal responsibility for events; give an indemnity to. E17.
W. Blackstone The fact indemnified the peace officers..if they killed any of the mob in endeavouring to suppress such riot.
Compensate for loss suffered, expenses incurred, disadvantages, annoyances, hardships, etc. L17.
Burke One way of indemnifying one's self for the plainness of one's habit. H. L. Mencken The man who has been injured should be indemnified for all his expenses.
Make up for. Only in M18.
indemnifi'cation noun (a) the action or fact of being indemnified; (b) a payment or other recompense so made: M17.
indemnifier noun L19.