Definition of security

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Security (n.) An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities..

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Consols :: Consols (n. pl. ) The leading British funded government security.
Grith :: Grith (n.) Peace; security; agreement.
Hypothec :: Hypothec (n.) A landlord's right, independently of stipulation, over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent..
Pawnbroker :: Pawnbroker (n.) One who makes a business of lending money on the security of personal property pledged or deposited in his keeping.
Anchor :: Anchor (n.) Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.
Assignat :: Assignat (n.) One of the notes, bills, or bonds, issued as currency by the revolutionary government of France (1790-1796), and based on the security of the lands of the church and of nobles which had been appropriated by the state..
Anchorage :: Anchorage (n.) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
Adjudication :: Adjudication (n.) A process by which land is attached security or in satisfaction of a debt.
Compounder :: Compounder (n.) A Jacobite who favored the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm..
Indemnity :: Indemnity (n.) Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses; amnesty..
Aventine :: Aventine (n.) A post of security or defense.
Ballast :: Ballast (a.) Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security..
Anchor-hold :: Anchor-hold (n.) Hence: Firm hold: security.
Harbor :: Harbor (n.) A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.
Shelter :: Shelter (n.) The state of being covered and protected; protection; security.
Security :: Security (n.) One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself for the performance of another's obligation..
Security :: Security (n.) Something given, deposited, or pledged, to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation, the performance of a contract, the payment of a debt, or the like; surety; pledge..
Custody :: Custody (n.) A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security..
Distrain :: Distrain (v. t.) To seize, as a pledge or indemnification; to take possession of as security for nonpayment of rent, the reparation of an injury done, etc.; to take by distress; as, to distrain goods for rent, or of an amercement..
Guaranty :: Guaranty (n.) In law and common usage: An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a guarantee; a warranty; a security..
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