[ ɪn'dɛmnɪti ]
■ noun ( plural indemnities )
1》 security or protection against a loss or other financial burden.
↘security against or exemption from legal responsibility for one's actions.
2》 a sum of money paid as compensation, especially by a country defeated in war.
Origin
ME: from Fr. indemnite , from late L. indemnitas , from L. indemnis 'unhurt, free from loss', based on damnum 'loss, damage'.