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indemn

Syllables: in·demn/ˈɪn.dɛm/

indemn adjective: without loss or injury.

Adjective

indemn (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Without loss or injury.
    • The sayde kynge hath bownde hymsylff to save themperour indempne agaynste the kynges highnes of alle thingis.1526, R. Wingfield, letter to Cardinal Wolsey (Galba B.xiv) f. 3v

Origin of indemn

From Middle French indemne and indempne, from Latin indemnis (“unhurt”), from in- (“not”) + damnum (“hurt, damage; wrong”). Compare damn and condemn.

Words formed from indemn

Questions about indemn

What does indemn mean?
Indemn means without loss or injury.
What part of speech is indemn?
Indemn is an adjective.
How do you pronounce indemn?
Indemn is pronounced /ˈɪn.dɛm/.

Words near indemn in the dictionary

  1. indelve
  2. indelved
  3. indelves
  4. indelving
  5. Indem.
  6. indemn
  7. indemnifiable
  8. indemnificate
  9. indemnificated
  10. indemnificates
  11. indemnificating

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