Definition of surety

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Surety (n.) One who is bound with and for another who is primarily liable, and who is called the principal; one who engages to answer for another's appearance in court, or for his payment of a debt, or for performance of some act; a bondsman; a bail..

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Guarantor :: Guarantor (n.) One who makes or gives a guaranty; a warrantor; a surety.
Surety :: Surety (n.) Security against loss or damage; security for payment, or for the performance of some act..
Discuss :: Discuss (v. t.) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety..
Sponsor :: Sponsor (n.) One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety..
Sureties :: Suretiship (n.) Suretyship.
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..
Fidejussion :: Fidejussion (n.) The act or state of being bound as surety for another; suretyship.
Principal :: Principal (n.) A chief obligor, promisor, or debtor, -- as distinguished from a surety..
Sureness :: Surement (n.) A making sure; surety.
Mainpernor :: Mainpernor (n.) A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day..
Justify :: Justify (v. i.) To take oath to the ownership of property sufficient to qualify one's self as bail or surety.
Mainpernable :: Mainpernable (a.) Capable of being admitted to give surety by mainpernors; able to be mainprised.
Borrow :: Borrow (n.) Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage.
Pledgery :: Pledgery (n.) A pledging; suretyship.
Cautionry :: Cautionry (n.) Suretyship.
Bondsman :: Bondsman (n.) A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another..
Liable :: Liable (v. t.) Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal..
Cosurety :: Cosurety (n.) One who is surety with another.
Suretyship :: Surety (v. t.) To act as surety for.
Nonsurety :: Nonsurety (n.) Insecurity.
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