Noun: surety shûr-i-tee
- A guarantee that an obligation will be met
"He acted as surety for his brother's debt";
- security
- One who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
"Her father acted as surety for her first apartment lease";
- guarantor, warrantor, warranter
- Property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation
"bankers are reluctant to lend without good surety";
- security
- Something clearly established
"The surety of his guilt was evident from the overwhelming evidence"
Derived forms: sureties
Type of: cert [Brit, informal], certainty, dead cert [Brit, informal], foregone conclusion, guarantee, patron, sponsor, supporter, sure thing, transferred possession, transferred property, warrant, warranty
Encyclopedia: Surety, Chris