noun (n)

• protection against future loss(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  insurance
  

  source: wordnet30
• legal exemption from liability for damages(noun.state)

  source: wordnet30
• a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury(noun.possession)

  Synonym:
  amends, damages, indemnification, redress, restitution
  

  source: wordnet30
• Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses; amnesty.(noun)

  source: webster1913