# indemnity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈdɛmnɪti/ · frequency rank #31,221

## Definitions
1. Security from damage, loss, or penalty.
2. An obligation or duty upon an individual to incur the losses of another.
3. Repayment; compensation for loss or injury.
4. The right of an injured party to shift the loss onto the party responsible for the loss.
5. A principle of insurance which provides that when a loss occurs, the insured should be restored to the approximate financial condition occupied before the loss occurred, no better, no worse.

## Etymology
From late Middle English indempnite, from Middle French indemnité, from Late Latin indemnitās (“security from damage”), from Latin indemnis (“undamaged”), from in- (“not”) + damnum (“damage”).

## Easily confused with
- **indignity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indemnity-vs-indignity)
- **indemnify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indemnify-vs-indemnity)

## Common misspellings (14)
`idnemnity`, `inddemnity`, `indeminty`, `indemmnity`, `indemnitty`, `indemnityy`, `indemniyt`, `indemnnity`, `indemntiy`, `indenmity`, `indmenity`, `inedmnity`, `inndemnity`, `nidemnity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/indemnity