surety

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman seurté, from Latin securitas, securitatem.

Noun

Wikipedia surety (countable and uncountable; plural sureties)

1. certainty
2. (law) A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.
3. (law) One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein.

Translations

certainty — see certainty

law: promise to pay on behalf of another

• Finnish: takaus (fi)

law: one who undertakes such promise

• Finnish: takaaja (fi)
• Irish: urra (ga) m

• Spanish: fiador (es) m

See also

• surcharge
• surcharged
• indorsement