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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