indemnify
verb (used with object)
to compensate for damage or loss sustained, expense incurred, etc.
indemnified
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past participleof indemnify.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof indemnify.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
indemnifyverb (used with object)to compensate for damage or loss sustained, expense incurred, etc.
Example Sentences
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Halls is seeking to be indemnified against Baldwin and the other crew members, as well as compensation for any damages he may be liable for if Mitchell wins her case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
Britain's finance ministry said on Wednesday Bank of England intervention in the government bond market was needed to tackle "significant volatility" and market dysfunction, and any losses would be fully indemnified by the government.
From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2022
It added that the plan would be fully indemnified by the Treasury and that the purchases would be "time limited".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2022
Prosecutors argued that because Rolfe was protecting Eberl, he was no longer trying to arrest Walker and was therefore not indemnified by the Northern Territory Police Administration Act.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
Although he had paid the duties to the Chief, and he, by word only, had indemnified him, not one farthing of the duties was returned, not one penny of the costs paid.
From The Last Laird of MacNab An Episode in the Settlement of MacNab Township, Upper Canada by Various
