indemnification
(noun) an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance
damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress
(noun) a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Source: WordNet® 3.1
indemnification (countable and uncountable, plural indemnifications)
The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty.
A reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty.
The state of being indemnified.
That which indemnifies.
(legal) indemnity
Source: Wiktionary
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. Indemnification is capable of some estimate; dignity has no standard. Burke.
2. That which indemnifies. No reward with the name of an indemnification. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
