Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-DEM'NI-TY
IN-DEM'NI-FY-INGIN-DE-MON'STRA-BLE
IN-DEM'NI-TY, n. [Fr. indemnité; W; Sp. indemnidad; It. indennità; L. in and damnum, loss.]
- Security given to save harmless; a writing or pledge by which a person is secured against future loss.
- Security against punishment.
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