Surety

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Meaning of Surety

One who contracts with a creditor that he will be answerable for the debt, default or miscarriage of another who is the principal debtor and primarily liable . See Ellis v Phillips, 363 Mich. 587, 110 N. W.2d 772. Suretyship is to be distinguished from a guarantee which is a collateral undertaking to pay the debt of another in case he does not pay same; Guarantee is an undertaking that the debtor shall pay, suretyship that the debt shall be paid. See Wexler v McLucas, 121 Cal.Rptr. 453, 48 C.A.3d Supp. 9. In a suretyship, both the debtor and the surety are equally liable to the creditor. Vermont Marble Co. v Bavne, 356 III. 127, 190 N.E. 291. The distinction between surety and guarantor is not maintained in uniform commercial code which under §1-201(40) defines surety as including a guarantor.

Surety Alternative Definition

A person who binds himself for the payment of a sum of money, or for the performance of something else, for another, who is already bound for the same. See “Suretyship.”

Synonyms of Surety

(Certainty), noun

  • absolute confidence
  • absoluteness
  • affirmance
  • affirmation
  • aplomb
  • ascertainment
  • asseveration
  • assurance
  • assuredness
  • averment
  • avowal
  • avowance
  • certain knowledge
  • certification
  • certitude
  • complete conviction
  • confirmation
  • contract
  • conviction
  • convincement
  • declaration
  • definiteness
  • determination
  • earnest averment
  • earnest avowal
  • earnest declaration
  • firmness
  • guaranty
  • hardihood
  • persuasion
  • positiveness
  • pronouncement
  • reassurance
  • reliance on
  • selfassurance
  • selfconviction
  • solemn averment
  • solemn avowal
  • solemn declaration
  • sureness
  • unequivocalness
  • unmistakableness
  • unquestionableness
  • vow
  • warrant

(Guarantor), noun

  • tain quantity
  • Natura fide jussionis sit strictissimi juris et non durat vel extendatur de re ad rem
  • de persona aid personam
  • de tempore ad tempus
  • The nature of a suretyship is one of strictest law and cannot endure or be extended from one thing to another
  • from one person to another
  • or from one time to another

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Administer, Assurance, Back-bond, , , Bondsman, Contractor’s Bond, Damages, Del Credere, Guarantee, Garranty, Guaranty, Justification, Lost Or Not Lost, Overdraft, , Sponsor, Subrogation.

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Surety in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of surety.

Meaning of Surety in Spanish

Description/ translation of surety into Spanish: garantía personal (por ejemplo, la que asume una persona de que otra comparecerá
ante un tribunal; en caso de incomparecencia entra en juego la responsabilidad del garante; se trata de una figura afín a la fianza, aunque la diferencia reside en que, en ésta, la cantidad depositada se recupera cuando el fiado comparece ante el tribunal o se constituye detenido; en cambio, en el caso de la surety no existe tal posibilidad)[1]

Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where surety belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.

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  1. Translation of Surety published by Antonio Peñaranda

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See Also

  • Law Enforcement Officer
  • Police
  • Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

Concept of Surety in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Surety: One who voluntarily binds himself to be obligated for the debt or obligation of another. For example: A co-maker of a note; an insurance carrier. Surety differs from guarantor, although commonly (and mistakenly) used interchangeably.

Concept of Surety in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Surety: One who voluntarily binds himself to be obligated for the debt or obligation of another. For example: A co-maker of a note; an insurance carrier. Surety differs from guarantor, although commonly (and mistakenly) used interchangeably.

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