indemnification

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

indemnification
    n 1: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
         [syn: {damages}, {amends}, {indemnity}, {indemnification},
         {restitution}, {redress}]
    2: an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for
       trouble and annoyance

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Indemnification \In*dem`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n.
   1. The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or
      securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement
      of loss, damage, or penalty; the state of being
      indemnified.
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            Indemnification is capable of some estimate; dignity
            has no standard.                      --Burke.
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   2. That which indemnifies.
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            No reward with the name of an indemnification. --De
                                                  Quincey.
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