surety

Pledge of responsibility

Surety is certainty or confidence: I can say with surety that he was there.

In legal contexts, a surety is a person who takes responsibility for another's debt or obligation—a guarantor.

The surety agrees to pay if the principal party defaults.

A surety bond is the formal instrument of this guarantee.

He posted surety for his brother's bail.

guarantee

warranty

Formal repair promise

commitment · covenant · confirmation · ratification · validation · verification · attestation · corroboration · protection · safeguard

pledge

oath

Formal binding promise

  • vowSolemn personal commitment
  • promiseCommitment to act
  • bondBinding tie or connection

covenant · affirmation · declaration · undertaking · swearing · avowal · engagement · troth · guaranty · pawn

legal

bail

Court-set release payment

contract · default · collateral · indemnification · escrow · recourse

bondsman

bail bondsman

Guarantor of court appearance

sponsor · backer · obligor · principal · agent · bail agent · bonding company · warrantor · voucher · securer

certainty

conviction

Firmly held belief

infallibility · inevitability · conclusiveness · irrefutability · undeniability · absoluteness · finality · decisiveness · reliability · trustworthiness

Categories
Opposites
certainty/confidence

suretyuncertainty

State of being unsure

doubt · incertitude · unsureness · hesitation · hesitancy

guarantee/security

suretyrisk

Possibility of harm

uncertainty · insecurity · instability · peril · jeopardy

legal/financial role

suretyprincipal

Chief school administrator

obligor · defaulter · debtor · borrower · risk

Phrases
Family

sure, unsure, assured, ensure, insure, reassure, assure, ensured, assuredly

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