act of indemnity
act of indemnity 豁免法 旨在使原为非法的交易合法化或使特定的人在执行公务时所实施的违法行为免予处罚的法律。
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indemnity land
indemnity land. 1. Public land granted to a railroad company to help defray the cost of constructing a right-of-way. • This land indemnifies a railroad company for land given in a previous grant but since rendered unavailable for railroad use by a disposition or reservation made after the original grant. [Cases: Public Lands 70. C.J.S.
act of indemnity
act of indemnity. 1. A statute that relieves specified persons, esp. government officials, from some penalty to which they might be subject as a result of having exceeded their powers or having otherwise acted illegally. 2. A statute that compensates persons for damage incurred as a result of some public measure or government service.
indemnity against liability
A right to indemnity that arises on the indemnitor’s default, regardless of whether the indemnitee has suffered a loss. [Cases: Indemnity 31(4), 42.]
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bill of indemnity
bill of indemnity. 1. Hist. An act of Parliament passed annually to protect officeholders who unwittingly fail to take a required oath from liability for acts done in an official capacity. • A more general statute, the Promissory Oaths Act, replaced the bill of indemnity in 1868. 2. A law protecting a public official from
double indemnity
The payment of twice the basic benefit in the event of a specified loss, esp. as in an insurance contract requiring the insurer to pay twice the policy’s face amount in the case of accidental death. [Cases: Insurance 2599. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 1094, 1096, 1170–1171.]
Indemnity Acts
Indemnity Acts 〈英〉〔总称〕《赦免法》 为减轻因某些特殊行为而招致刑罚者的处罚而通过的法令。1727-1828年间这种法令每年都要通过，意在使那些在选举后而非选举前通过加入圣公会而获职务的不从国教者逃避依1661年一项法令所招致的刑罚，随着该1661年法令被取缔，赦免法亦不再成为必要。此外，赦免法也被用来保护那些参与镇压叛乱或暴动者。今天，它偶尔还被用来免除那些虽无资格但出于善意而非法出席下议院会议者之责。
automobile indemnity insurance
automobile indemnity insurance 汽车损害赔偿保险 此保险的目的是为了保护汽车所有人或汽车驾驶者的利益。总体而言，它与汽车责任保险的目的相似，但二者区别在于：在汽车损害赔偿保险中，保险人的责任始于被保险人因其责任造成第三者伤亡或财产损失从而其自身遭受到实际损失之时。
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