HyperDic: indemnification

English > 2 senses of the word *indemnification*:
NOUN	possession	indemnification, damages, amends, indemnity, restitution, redress	a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
NOUN	act	indemnification	an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance

indemnification > pronunciation
Sounds	ihndeh.mnahfihkey'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *indemnification*: 2 senses > noun 1, possession
Meaning	A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury.
Synonyms	damages, amends, indemnity, restitution, redress
Narrower	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
	atonement, expiation, satisfaction	compensation for a wrong
	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)
	punitive damages, exemplary damages, smart money	(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
	relief	(law) redress awarded by a court
Broader	compensation	Something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
Spanish	compensación, daños, enmiendas, indemnidad, indemnificaciones, indemnización, reparación, resarcimiento, restitución
Catalan	danys i perjudicis, indemnització
Verbs	indemnify	make amends for

English > *indemnification*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	An act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance.
Broader	recompense, compensation	The act of compensating for service or loss or injury
Verbs	indemnify	make amends for

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