suretyship

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Pronunciation

/ˈʃʊəɹɪtiːʃɪp/(UK)

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/ˈʃʊəɹɪtiːʃɪp/(UK) · /ˈʃɔːɹətiːʃɪp/(UK)

Definition of suretyship

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noun

An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.

“as a man desperately swimming drowns him that comes to help him, by suretyship and borrowing they will willingly undo all their associates and allies […].”

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From surety + -ship, possibly a partial calque of Middle English borweship (“suretiship, borrowship”).

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