indemnification vs penance

indemnification

noun
  • A reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty. 

  • That which indemnifies. 

  • The state of being indemnified. 

  • The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty. 

  • indemnity 

penance

noun
  • A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act. 

  • Any instrument of self-punishment. 

  • A sacrament in some Christian churches. 

verb
  • To impose penance; to punish. 

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