indemnity
/ɪnˈdemnətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- security or protection against a loss or other financial burden（对损失或其他经济负担的）保障; 担保; 保护：
no indemnity will be given for loss of cash.
不能担保现金不受损失。
1.1
- security against or exemption from legal responsibility for one's actions免除法律责任; 免罪：
a deed of indemnity
免责证书
count noun even warranties and indemnities do not provide complete protection.甚至保证书和免责证书也不能提供完全的保护。
1.2
- count noun a sum of money paid as compensation, especially a sum exacted by a victor in war as one condition of peace（尤指战胜国提出的）赔款, 补偿金。
词源
late Middle English: from French indemnite, from late Latin indemnitas, from indemnis 'unhurt, free from loss'.