Surety

Word SURETY
Character 6
Hyphenation sure ty
Pronunciations /ˈʃɔːɹɪti/

Definitions and meanings of "Surety"

What do we mean by surety?

The condition of being sure, especially of oneself; self-assurance. noun

Something beyond doubt; a certainty. noun

A pledge or formal promise made to secure against loss, damage, or default; a security. noun

One who has contracted to be responsible for another, especially one who assumes responsibilities or debts in the event of another party's default. noun

To act as surety for; guarantee; be bail or security for.

Certainty; indubitableness: especially in the phrase of a surety, certainly, indubitably. noun

Security; safety. noun

That which makes sure, firm, or certain; foundation of stability; ground of security. noun

Security against loss or damage; security for payment or for the performance of some act. noun

One who has made himself responsible for another; specifically, in law, one who has bound himself with or for another who remains primarily liable; one who has contracted with the creditor or claimant that he will be answerable for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another; one who enters into a bond or recognizance or other obligation to answer for another's appearance in court, or for his payment of a debt or his performance of some act, and who, in case of the principal's failure, can be compelled to pay the debt or damages; a bondsman; a bail. noun

Hence A sponsor. noun

To act as surety for. transitive verb

The state of being sure; certainty; security. noun

That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security. noun

Security against loss or damage; security for payment, or for the performance of some act. noun

One who is bound with and for another who is primarily liable, and who is called the principal; one who engages to answer for another's appearance in court, or for his payment of a debt, or for performance of some act; a bondsman; a bail. noun

Hence, a substitute; a hostage. noun

Evidence; confirmation; warrant. noun

Certainty noun

A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation. noun

Certainty.

That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security.

A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.

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.

The act of underwriting and issuing surety bonds. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Surety

The word "surety" in example sentences

Unfortunately the online DoD database does not provide viewers with dates of service, but while absolute surety is not provided here, it is certainly possible that one or both entries listed in that database and the man named in your inquiry actually relate to the same individual. ❋ Unknown (2010)

All I can say with 100% surety is that this dish is perfect with idlis and dosas. ❋ Unknown (2006)

This surety is called the confirmation bias, whereby we seek and find confirmatory evidence in support of already existing beliefs and ignore or reinterpret disconfirmatory evidence. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The UK has become increasingly reliant on imported food and its faith in the long-term surety of the global market is misplaced, according to research released by the Soil Association. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One can imagine that it was the great Earl or Sir Philip Sidney that gave his imagination its moral and practical turn [Edmund Spencer's now], and one imagines him seeking from philosophical men, who distrust instinct because it disturbs contemplation, and from practical men who distrust everything they cannot use in the routine of immediate events, that impulse and method of creation that can only be learned with surety from the technical criticism of poets, and from the excitement of some movement in the artistic life. from → Quotations ❋ Unknown (2010)

Nor could even he himself be called a surety absolutely innocent: for although he was properly and personally innocent, he was imputatively and substitutively guilty; for ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

Better of a surety is a lowly peasant who serveth God, than a proud philosopher who watcheth the stars and neglecteth the knowledge of himself. ❋ Unknown (1909)

The third cause is for the augmentation of our surety, that is to say for the glory that is purposed in us; in their solemnity our hope and surety be augmented and increased. ❋ 1230-1298 (1900)

Becket submitted so far to the sentence of confiscation of goods and chattels, that he gave surety, which is a proof that he meant not at that time to question the authority of the king's courts. ❋ David Hume (1743)

One of the people who provided the surety was a prime witness in the case. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A surety is a person who guarantees that an accused makes his court appearances. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The surety is a guarantee of an ability to pay debt service on the bonds. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But though it be true in a legal sense, that the surety is the broken man, yet it is true only in regard of the law punishment, or ill of punishment that is laid upon him: for I take Doctor ❋ 1600-1661 (1645)

He may by a figure be called Sin, and be said to “be made sin for us,” but that is by mere imputation; as if you would say, ‘The surety is the broken and riotous waster.’ ❋ 1600-1661 (1645)

There was no bank in the town – anybody who wished that kind of surety had to transport their cash back to New Amstarling (hence the busyness of the road, and the business of her father and the highwaymen, both) — but she had no clue as to where her father kept his money. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He could not immediately tear himself from the spot, where he had been accustomed to converse with Emily, or from the objects they had viewed together, which appeared to him memorials of her affection, as well as a kind of surety for its faithfulness; and, next to the pain of bidding her adieu, was that of leaving the scenes which so powerfully awakened her image. ❋ Unknown (2004)

'benign' part so very much, but as for my 'surety' -- well, now I must set you right. ❋ Larry Evans (N/A)

Do you [guys] have a lot of [sureties] [going on] today? ❋ Bondman69 (2003)

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