Meaning of surety | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Certainty.
   countable, uncountable
2. Certainty
3. That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security.
   countable, uncountable
4. A person who agrees to take legal responsibility for someone else’s debts or obligations if that person defaults.
5. That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security
6. A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.
   countable, uncountable
7. The condition of being sure, especially of oneself; self-assurance.
8. A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation
9. Something beyond doubt; a certainty.
10. One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein.
    countable, uncountable
11. One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein
12. A substitute; a hostage.
    countable, uncountable
13. A pledge or formal promise made to secure against loss, damage, or default; a security.
14. A substitute; a hostage
15. Evidence; confirmation; warrant.
    countable, uncountable
16. One who has contracted to be responsible for another, especially one who assumes responsibilities or debts in the event of another party's default.
17. (Law) a person who assumes legal responsibility for the fulfilment of another's debt or obligation and himself becomes liable if the other defaults
18. (Law) security given against loss or damage or as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
19. obsolete the quality or condition of being sure
    obsolete
20. obsolete a means of assurance or safety
    obsolete
21. (Law) stand surety to act as a surety

Equivalents

Examples

“Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs.”

“For the more surety they looked round about.”

The New Arcadia

“[We] our happy state Hold, as you yours, while our obedience holds; On other surety none.”

“There remains unpaid A hundred thousand more; in surety of the which One part of Aquitaine is bound to us.”

“He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.”

“Trump’s lawyers said two days ago that to post a bond covering the full amount of the $454m civil fraud judgment against him while he appeals was “a practical impossibility” after 30 surety companies turned him down.”

“...It happen’d on a solemn eventide, Soon after He that was our surety died, Two bosom friends, each pensively inclined, The scene of all those sorrows left behind, Sought their own village, busied as they went In musings worthy of the great event: They spake of Him they loved, of Him whose life, Though blameless, had incurr’d perpetual strife, Whose deeds had left, in spite of hostile arts, A deep memorial graven on their hearts...”

“She called the saints to surety, That she would never put it from her finger, Unless she gave it to yourself.”

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