indemnity

noun

1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

Synonym: damagesamendsindemnificationrestitutionredress

2. legal exemption from liability for damages

3. protection against future loss

Synonym: insurance

1. 保险;保护;保障
If something provides indemnity, it provides insurance or protection against damage or loss.

e.g. They were charged with failing to have professional indemnity cover...
他们被指控未能提供职业保险保障。
e.g. Political exiles had not been given indemnity from prosecution.
政治流放犯没有得到免予起诉的保护。

2. 赔款;补偿金
An indemnity is an amount of money paid to someone because of some damage or loss they have suffered.

e.g. The government paid the family an indemnity for the missing pictures.
政府因为丢失照片而付给这家人一笔补偿金。

1. 赔偿：国际法意义上战争赔偿的概念始见于18世纪末19世纪初,但20世纪第一次世界大战后,战争赔偿(indemnity)的含义发生了变化,战败国除了对战胜国作出传统意义上的战争赔偿外,还须对因战争直接导致参战国平民及其财产遭受的损失作出赔偿,

2. indemnity的反义词

2. 损害赔偿：广义的损害赔偿(compensation)包括侵权法上的损害赔偿(compensation)和合同法上的损害赔偿(indemnity). compensation是法律规定的,而indemnity是自愿约定的,损害可能是由赔偿责任方导致,也可能不是由赔偿责任方导致的.