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indemnify

[in-dem-nuh-fahy] / ɪnˈdɛm nəˌfaɪ /


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Earlier this month, Mr Jeffries sued A&F after it refused to pay his criminal defence costs, arguing the brand had agreed to indemnify him for all claims arising out of his position.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2024

“We’re going to indemnify them against any prosecutions.”

From Salon Oct. 11, 2024

What you end up doing with that knowledge, we hereby indemnify ourselves of, formally.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2024

In the case of policing, many state and local governments have laws in which they agree to indemnify police officers for lawsuits.

From New York Times Dec. 21, 2023

And yes, there were precautions administrators took to indemnify themselves against all eventualities.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

The settlement indemnifies Uber from future disability claims concerning its wait fee system — but it’s far from the only disability claim facing the company.

From The Verge Jul. 18, 2022

Cast insurance is common on Hollywood productions and indemnifies producers for any losses or extra expenses to complete principal photography due to the death, injury or illness of any insured artist or director.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2021

“Section 230” is a reference to a 1996 federal law that broadly indemnifies tech platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google for the actions of their users.

From Washington Post Dec. 29, 2020

Worst of all, the settlement completely indemnifies the company and its leaders for “any and all claims prior to June 12, 2019.”

From The Guardian Jul. 26, 2019

—Repeal of the Maximum.—New situation of the peasant.—He begins to cultivation again.—Requisition of grain by the State.—The cultivator indemnifies himself at the expense of private persons.—Multiplication and increasing decline of Assignats.

From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by Durand, John

Snyder threatened to sue the league if he wasn’t indemnified, according to those people, who said the other owners were angered by the demand.

From Washington Post Apr. 13, 2023

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

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

The archdiocese “has obligations to some of those individuals which may include indemnifying legal fees for representation,” Archbishop William Lori said in a Nov. 22 statement.

From Washington Post Dec. 6, 2022

The fund covers all users of South African roads against injuries sustained or death in motor vehicle accidents, indemnifying those who cause the accident, as well as providing personal injury and death insurance to victims.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2020

There are aspects of urban exploration that leave me deeply uneasy, and that cannot be fended off by indemnifying gestures of self-awareness on the part of its practitioners.

From The New Yorker May 23, 2019

Dr. Kieny said that discussions were also underway about indemnifying vaccine manufacturers, because the vaccines would be deployed with much less than the usual testing.

From New York Times Oct. 24, 2014

He was indemnifying himself for the court which he found it expedient to pay to the Ministers by exercising much petty tyranny within his own college.

From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron




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