SURETYSHIP

suretyship

suretyship. 1. The legal relation that arises when one party assumes liability for a debt, default, or other failing of a second party. • The liability of both parties begins simultaneously. In other words, under a contract of suretyship, a surety becomes a party to the principal obligation. — Also termed (archaically) pledgery. [Cases: Principal […]

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