suretyship

n. 保人的地位, 保人的责任, 保人的资格 [经] 保证人的地位

发音

UK /ˈʃʊəɹɪtiːʃɪp/
UK /ˈʃɔːɹətiːʃɪp/

词形变化

suretyships 复数 suretyships

别名

suretiship

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    法律

    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 […].

词源

From surety + -ship, possibly a partial calque of Middle English borweship (“suretiship, borrowship”).

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