surety
IPA: ʃˈʊrʌti
noun
- Certainty.
- That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security.
- (law) A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.
- (law) One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein.
- A substitute; a hostage.
- Evidence; confirmation; warrant.
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Examples of "surety" in Sentences
- How much is the surety to be exact
- Robert Mylne paid the financial surety.
- This is also known as surety on the bond.
- She was bailed out after paying the surety.
- Paying the surety is illegal in some country.
- She signed the insurance over to him as surety.
- In 1895, he paid surety for the bail of Oscar Wilde.
- The act of becoming a surety is also called a guarantee.
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