0 to pay or promise to pay someone an amount of money if they suffer damage or loss: --
The state is required to indemnify employees against civil claims relating to actions taken in the course of their official duties.
He cannot sue, because the government had indemnified the company.
The seller promised to indemnify the buyer for cleanup costs associated with pollution on the parcel of land.
The farm bill contained provisions enabling the secretary of agriculture to indemnify farmers from certain losses.
In return for a premium, the underwriter agrees to indemnify the insured against losses covered by the insurance.
1 to pay someone for loss or damage that they have suffered, or to formally promise to do this: --
2 to protect someone from having legal responsibility for something: --
Directors cannot be indemnified against liability for negligence.
idemnify sb against sth
He would not expect to be indemnified against that cost.
It is in effect indemnifying legislation although it is not quite expressed in that way.
We cannot go on indemnifying home-mined coal when it cannot be burnt at home or sold abroad.
There is no one to indemnify, and, therefore, they are unnecessary.
It is important to establish that before we indemnify him.
But one cannot indemnify oneself or insure oneself against the commission of a crime.
In fact, companies are able to indemnify them against the responsibility.
The state should not be required to pay instead of, or indemnify, an individual or organisation that, through negligence, injures another.
