Legal Definition and Related Resources of Coverage

Meaning of Coverage

In insurance law, the term is used to include both risks insured against and monetary amount of insurance. Refers not only to risk of loss or type of risks assumed but also includes dollar limits of liability or amounts of indemnity .

Synonyms of Coverage

(Insurance), noun

act of promisemaking
amount for which anything is insured
assurance
backing
bond
covenant
guarantee
guaranty
indemnity
obligation
pledge
promise
promise to pay
protection
reassurance
reinsurance
safeguard
security against loss
support
surety
undertaking
underwriting
warrant
warranty Associated Concepts: blanket coverage
casualty coverage
comprehensive coverage
extended coverage
fire coverage
theft coverage

(Scope), noun

accommodation
act of compassing
act of comprehending
act of containing
act of embracing
act of encircling
act of encompassing
act of engrossing
act of spanning
act of subsuming
act of surrounding
ambit
bounds
capacity
circulation
circumscription
composition
comprehension
comprehensiveness
comprisal
domain
dominion
embodiment
embrace
enclosure
encompassment
envelopment
expanse
extent of view
fact of comprehending
field
formation
grasp
inclusion
inclusiveness
inclusivity
incorporation
latitude
measure
participation
province
purview
range
range of view
reach
realm
region
room
space
sphere
spread
sweep
that which is comprehended
view
volume
wide currency
zone

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Coverage in the National Security Context

A definition and brief description of Coverage in relation to national security is as follows:In electronics use: An area where a signal can be received.

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