indemnify (someone or something) against (something)
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To protect someone or something against something. One insurance policy can't indemnify you against everything, you know. I understand that you've hired a lawyer. That doesn't indemnify you against legal action, though. You need car insurance that actually indemnifies you against legal repercussions! And, yes, a plan like that will cost more than you're paying now!
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indemnify someone or something against something
to agree to protect someone or something against something, such as damage or a lawsuit. Their employer indemnified them against legal action. We indemnified the publisher against legal trouble.
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