All 3 Uses of
indemnify
in
In Cold Blood
- It was the first payment on a forty-thousand-dollar policy that in the event of death by accidental means, paid double indemnity.†
Chpt 1 *indemnity = something that protects against future loss
- Meaning double indemnity.†
Chpt 1
- Then, responding to questions, he said no, neither of the women had been "sexually molested," and no, as far as was presently known, nothing had been stolen from the house, and yes, he did think it a "queer coincidence" that Mr. Clutter should have taken out a forty-thousand-dollar life-insurance policy, with double indemnity, within eight hours of his death.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
to protect someone from loss or to compensate them for harm or damage