Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In law, suretyship; the act of being bound as surety for another.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Civil Law) The act or state of being bound as surety for another; suretyship.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun law The act or state of being bound as surety for another; suretyship.

Etymologies

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Latin fidejussio, from fidejubere to be surety or bail; fides faith + jubere to order: compare French fidéjussion.

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