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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Surf :: Suretyship (n.) The state of being surety; the obligation of a person to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another..
Borough :: Borough (n.) The pledge or surety thus given.
Borrow :: Borrow (n.) Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage.
Surety :: 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..
Frankpledge :: Frankpledge (n.) A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen, -- each freeman who was a member of an ancient decennary, tithing, or friborg, in England, being a pledge for the good conduct of the others, for the preservation of the public peace; a free surety..
Surety :: Surety (n.) Hence, a substitute; a hostage..
Godfather :: Godfather (n.) A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction..
Mainpernable :: Mainpernable (a.) Capable of being admitted to give surety by mainpernors; able to be mainprised.
Principal :: Principal (n.) A chief obligor, promisor, or debtor, -- as distinguished from a surety..
Undertake :: Undertake (v. i.) To give a promise or guarantee; to be surety.
Safe-pledge :: Safe-pledge (n.) A surety for the appearance of a person at a given time.
Surety :: Surety (n.) Evidence; confirmation; warrant.
Cosurety :: Cosurety (n.) One who is surety with another.
Discuss :: Discuss (v. t.) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety..
Bondsman :: Bondsman (n.) A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another..
Mainpernor :: Mainpernor (n.) A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day..
Nonsurety :: Nonsurety (n.) Insecurity.
Cautioner :: Cautioner (n.) A surety or sponsor.
Guarantor :: Guarantor (n.) One who makes or gives a guaranty; a warrantor; a surety.
Sureties :: Suretiship (n.) Suretyship.
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