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schadlos halten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present hält schadlos, past tense hielt schadlos, past participle schadlos gehalten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, chiefly law) to indemnify (to compensate or reimburse someone for some expense or injury), to make whole
  2. (reflexive) to get oneself a compensation
    sich für etwas an jemandem schadlos halten
    to make someone pay for something
  3. (reflexive, humorous) to indulge (usually as compensation for a loss or sacrifice)
    Synonym: sich gütlich tun
    sich an etwas schadlos halten
    to indulge oneself with something

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