| assurance | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. assurance, authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness | freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities.; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" |
| ~ certainty | the state of being certain.; "his certainty reassured the others" |
| n. (communication) | 2. assurance, pledge | a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something.; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret" |
| ~ dedication, commitment | a message that makes a pledge. |
| ~ guarantee, warranty, warrantee, warrant | a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications. |
| ~ guarantee | an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true.; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying" |
| ~ plight, troth | a solemn pledge of fidelity. |
| ~ vow | a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner.; "they took vows of poverty" |
| n. (communication) | 3. assurance | a statement intended to inspire confidence.; "the President's assurances were not respected" |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ clean bill of health | an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition.; "the doctor gave him a clean bill of health" |
| n. (possession) | 4. assurance | a British term for some kinds of insurance. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| ~ insurance | promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company. |
| indemnity | | |
| n. (state) | 1. indemnity, insurance | protection against future loss. |
| ~ shelter, protection | the condition of being protected.; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home" |
| n. (state) | 2. indemnity | legal exemption from liability for damages. |
| ~ exemption, freedom | immunity from an obligation or duty. |
| n. (possession) | 3. amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution | a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury. |
| ~ compensation | something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury). |
| ~ relief | (law) redress awarded by a court.; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?" |
| ~ actual damages, compensatory damages, general damages | (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated. |
| ~ nominal damages | (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract). |
| ~ exemplary damages, punitive damages, smart money | (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct). |
| ~ atonement, expiation, satisfaction | compensation for a wrong.; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store" |
| safeness | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. safeness | the quality of being safe. |
| ~ characteristic | a distinguishing quality. |
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