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indemnity

/ɪnˈdemnɪti/

B2CEFR level
60/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Law noun

A contractual obligation to compensate another party for a defined loss or liability.

The share purchase agreement contained a broad indemnity covering any pre-completion tax liabilities.

Similar: guarantee

Topic: Commercial law in Legal English

Business noun

A commitment to compensate another party for a specified loss or liability.

Directors won't join the board without an indemnity covering suits arising from their decisions.

Similar: indemnification

Topic: 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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