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..
Cautioner :: Cautioner (n.) A surety or sponsor.
Nonsurety :: Nonsurety (n.) Insecurity.
Unsurety :: Unsurety (n.) Want of surety; uncertainty; insecurity; doubt.
Security :: Security (n.) One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself for the performance of another's obligation..
Surety :: Surety (n.) Evidence; confirmation; warrant.
Responsible :: Responsible (a.) Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to have a responsible man for surety..
Principal :: Principal (n.) A chief obligor, promisor, or debtor, -- as distinguished from a surety..
Surety :: Surety (n.) That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security.
Pledgery :: Pledgery (n.) A pledging; suretyship.
Cosurety :: Cosurety (n.) One who is surety with another.
Safe-pledge :: Safe-pledge (n.) A surety for the appearance of a person at a given time.
Cautionry :: Cautionry (n.) Suretyship.
Pledge :: Pledge (n.) A person who undertook, or became responsible, for another; a bail; a surety; a hostage..
Discuss :: Discuss (v. t.) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety..
Sponsion :: Sponsion (n.) The act of becoming surety for another.
Sponsor :: Sponsor (n.) One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety..
Mainpernor :: Mainpernor (n.) A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day..
Bail Bond :: Bail bond () A bond or obligation given by a prisoner and his surety, to insure the prisoner's appearance in court, at the return of the writ..
Godfather :: Godfather (n.) A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction..
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