indemnify
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·dem·ni·fy /ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪ/ verb (indemnified, indemnifying, indemnifies) [transitive] law 1. [+against/for]SCLBFI to promise to pay someone if something they own is damaged or lost 保证〔遇损坏或损失时〕赔偿2. [+for]SCLBFI to pay someone money because of loss, injury, or damage that they have suffered 赔偿，补偿〔损失、伤害或损毁〕 —indemnification /ɪnˌdemnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
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indemnify• Heads of departments and institutions are indemnified by the University in respect of any claims made against them under civil law in connection with safety duties.• They guaranteed to indemnify him against any financial loss.• The Company has taken out insurance to indemnify its Directors and Officers against liability when acting for the Group.• It is further acknowledged that each of the parties shall indemnify me for all reasonable costs of defending such actions and proceedings.• Due to the onerous nature of this work it is important that any engagement letter fully indemnifies the Firm.From Longman Business Dictionaryindemnifyin‧dem‧ni‧fy /ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle indemnified)1[intransitive, transitive]LAW to promise to pay for a financial loss that a person or organization may haveYou can be indemnified against claims for professional negligence, ruined holidays and so on.2[transitive]INSURANCE to pay someone money because of loss, injury, or damage that they have sufferedIn accordance with the new policy, the company has agreed to indemnify the directors for any previous losses. —indemnification noun [countable, uncountable]the indemnification of the firm against liability→ See Verb tableOrigin indemnify (1600-1700) Latin indemnis “unharmed”, from damnum “damage”in·dem·ni·fy verbChineseSyllable
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indemnify
in‧dem‧ni‧fy /ɪnˈdemnəfaɪ, ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle indemnified, present participle indemnifying, third person singular indemnifies) [transitive] law
2. [+ for] to pay someone money because of loss, injury, or damage that they have suffered
—indemnification /ɪnˌdemnəfəˈkeɪʃən, ɪnˌdemnɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
in‧dem‧ni‧fy /ɪnˈdemnəfaɪ, ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle indemnified, present participle indemnifying, third person singular indemnifies) [transitive] law Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: indemnis 'unharmed', from damnum 'damage'
1. [+ against/for] to promise to pay someone if something they own is damaged or lostLanguage: Latin
Origin: indemnis 'unharmed', from damnum 'damage'
2. [+ for] to pay someone money because of loss, injury, or damage that they have suffered
—indemnification /ɪnˌdemnəfəˈkeɪʃən, ɪnˌdemnɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]