indemnity vs payment

indemnity

noun
  • Repayment; compensation for loss or injury. 

  • An obligation or duty upon an individual to incur the losses of another. 

  • The right of an injured party to shift the loss onto the party responsible for the loss. 

  • Security from damage, loss, or penalty. 

  • 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. 

payment

noun
  • The act of paying. 

  • An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it. 

  • Antonyms: non-payment, nonpayment 

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