Indemniza

Indemniza is a conjugated form of the verb indemnizar and is used in Spanish to mean “he/she indemnifies” or “you indemnify” in informal or formal address (usted indemniza). It belongs to a family of terms related to compensation for losses, damages, or liability. The corresponding noun is indemnización, which refers to the payment or compensation received as a remedy for harm or as a warranty against future loss.

The core idea behind indemnizar and indemnización is to restore a person or entity to the position they would have occupied if the loss had not occurred, within the limits established by a contract, law, or policy. This concept is common in multiple legal and commercial contexts, including insurance, employment, civil liability, and contractual risk management. In insurance, for example, an insurer may indemnizar the insured by covering covered costs or losses up to the policy’s terms. In labor or commercial contracts, indemnización clauses may require one party to compensate the other for specified damages or to reimburse expenses arising from particular events.

Etymologically, indemniza and its related forms derive from the root idea of indemnity—compensation that prevents or remedies loss. While similar in meaning to compensation or damages, indemnización often implies a binding obligation or contractual remedy rather than a mere moral obligation.

Notes: in Portuguese, the equivalent verb is indenizar with forms like indeniza. In legal writing, the two terms—indemnizar/indemnización and indemnización—are used to describe the act of compensating and the resulting payment, respectively.