solatium

noun

Definition of solatiumnext
as in indemnity

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  1. indemnity
  2. restitution
  3. reparation
  4. damages
  5. redress
  6. compensation
  7. recompense
  8. indemnification
Noun
  • This represents the highest single-object financial indemnity in British museum history, placing its formal valuation at more than double the price of the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After breaking the shackles of slavery, Haiti was forced to pay France an indemnity of 150 million francs in exchange for its recognition as a new nation.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of indemnity
Noun
  • On that same front, Hoffman’s order restrains the NCAA from enforcing the rule of restitution.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Ochoa was also ordered to pay restitution and is scheduled to receive a 20-year prison sentence in October, according to prosecutors.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of restitution
Noun
  • Germany in particular borrowed extensively to finance both domestic growth and its reparations payments.
    — MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, the whole thing could be viewed as colonial reparations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of reparation
Noun
  • The Family Dollar employee suffered damages, including losses in compensation and benefits, medical expenses, and anxiety and emotional distress, according to the EEOC.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The suit seeks unspecified damages for claims including legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty and racketeering.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • The grievance system in immigration detention is designed to offer a safe channel to report violations of detention standards and seek redress, without fear of retaliation.
    — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Recommendations from the Russell City Reparative Justice Project were used as a framework to establish a joint redress fund for former residents and their descendants, one that could finally compensate them for the county’s unjust policies.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of redress
Noun
  • But Jackson argues the compensation itself is not a new development.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Overton window for acceptable AI use in Hollywood continues to widen as Hollywood actors, television hosts, and influencers embrace cloning with protections and compensation.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of compensation
Noun
  • On top of this, his tone is condescending by suggesting that any claim for material recompense by Black people can only come from a Black nationalist and bourgeois initiative.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • Months later, some of these educators have been granted legal recompense.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of recompense
Noun
  • This structure lets legal, financial and commercial advisors concentrate effort on issues that influence transaction architecture, particularly those requiring adjustments to representations, covenants or indemnification constructs.
    — Keegan Caldwell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Negotiations first stalled in 2022 over missile indemnification issues involving the final two Block V Virginia submarines.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Definition of indemnification
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