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suretyships

suretyships is the plural of suretyship.

Meaning of suretyship

Noun

suretyship (plural suretyships)

  1. 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 […]., vol.1, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.290

Questions about suretyships

What is suretyships the plural of?
Suretyships is the plural of suretyship.

Words near suretyships in the dictionary

  1. Surettes
  2. surety
  3. surety bond
  4. surety bonds
  5. suretyship
  6. suretyships
  7. surexcitation
  8. surexpression
  9. surf
  10. surf 'n' turf
  11. surf and turf

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