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indemnification

/ɪnˌdemnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

C1CEFR level
65/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Law noun

The act of compensating another for loss, or of agreeing to bear it.

The directors secured broad indemnification from the company against third-party claims.

Similar: indemnity

Topic: Corporate law in Legal English

Business noun

A contractual undertaking to compensate a person, such as a director, for losses or liabilities incurred in their role.

The company's bylaws provide indemnification for directors sued over decisions made in good faith.

Similar: reimbursement

Topic: Corporate governance in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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