- Desertion - Uninhibitedness - Wildness - The act of abandoning, or the state of being
abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. - The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters
of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a
peril insured against. - The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as
to mill site, etc. - The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound
by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child; desertion.
- Cover - Cover against risk - Guarantee some gain, surely? - Indemnify - Make Certain - To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one. - Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent
event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium;
to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his
ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and
buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured
against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are
insured.