What is "indemnified"

Indemnify \In*dem"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indemnified; p. pr. & vb. n. Indemnifying.] [L. indemnis unhurt (in- not + damnum hurt, damage) + -fy. Cf. Damn, Damnify.]

1. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure.

   The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out.
   --Sir W. Temple.

2. To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate.
   --Beattie.

vb. (en-past of: indemnify)

See indemnify

1. v. secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"

2. make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" [syn: compensate, recompense, repair]

3. [also: indemnified]