surety
noun
security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond.
sureties
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pluralof surety.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"They are to provide sureties, who will submit their particulars to the court. So, the 69 suspects have been granted bail and I am processing their paperwork," Ohimor said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 19, 2023
District Judge Joanna Seybert in Central Islip, New York, on Tuesday ordered the names of the sureties to be revealed at midday Thursday.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
Requesting £1,000 cash sureties as part of the release terms, Mr Justice Rooney confirmed they are to be prohibited from entering any Tesco stores in the UK.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2023
Legal experts said there was little chance Santos would actually be detained even if his sureties were to back out.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
Here he emphatically denies that bonds or sureties were given by collectors.
From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by James H. Stark
