indemnity

/ɪnˈdemnəti/ noun formal

Definition

PROTECTION [U] › protection against possible damage or punishment

MONEY [C, U] › money paid or promised to you if something valuable to you is lost or damaged: indemnity insurance

(Definition of indemnity noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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