indemnified

past tense of indemnify
as in compensated
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury the company generously indemnifies workers who are injured on the job

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Recent Examples of indemnified The judgement, if accepted, would declare that Guyger - as a Dallas city employee - was indemnified for liability under the city's employee liability plan and thus force the city to compensate them. Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 The service stopped in September when it was discovered the village was no longer insured or indemnified by Pace. Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indemnified
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  • Both involve players compensated for playing football, and feature teams that generate millions in revenue and pursue players for their labor services.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • At the core of his proposal are efforts to limit what utilities are financially liable for when their equipment begins immensely costly wildfires and ensure survivors get compensated before financial institutions.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • Street Department Superintendent John Schnadenberg said the hope is the town will be reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the extra expenses incurred due to the storm cleanup.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The city and developer sought to have their legal costs reimbursed, and Circuit Judge Brian Welke granted their motions earlier this month.
    James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • The court sent unresolved questions about whether the warrant in that case satisfied constitutional requirements back to a lower court.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The court did not decide whether the particular geofence warrant ultimately satisfied the Fourth Amendment's probable cause and particularity requirements.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Indemnified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indemnified. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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