Both Uses of
indemnify
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- As we have seen, therefore, he permitted his former host to retire without attempting a recognition, but fully promising himself a rich indemnity for his present forbearance should chance afford him another opportunity.†
Chpt 33-34 *
- Albert, however, hoped to indemnify himself for all these slights and indifferences during the Carnival, knowing full well that among the different states and kingdoms in which this festivity is celebrated, Rome is the spot where even the wisest and gravest throw off the usual rigidity of their lives, and deign to mingle in the follies of this time of liberty and relaxation.†
Chpt 33-34
Definition:
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(indemnify) to secure against future loss, damage, or liability; or to make amends for or pay compensation for