suretyship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of suretyship
Example Sentences
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Robin Hood accepts her surety for four hundred pounds lent to stranger guest, 322; the Black Monk and the suretyship, 331-333 Outlaws.
From Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race by M. I. (Maud Isabel) Ebbutt
"He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretyship is sure."
From Woman: Man's Equal by Thomas Webster
He also introduced, during the sessions of 1842 and 1843, bills to abolish suretyship in Georgia.
From Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage by Pleasant A. Stovall
But when Dan reached his new home Ewan was away—a poor old Quaker named Christian, who had brought himself to beggary by neglecting Solomon's injunction against suretyship, was dying, and had sent for the parson.
From The Deemster by Sir Hall Caine
This right is a common law right, arising from the contract of suretyship, and is not bounded by State lines.
From The American Judiciary by Simeon E. Baldwin, LLD
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