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surety

[shoor-i-tee, shoor-tee, shur-i-tee, shur-tee] / ˈʃʊər ɪ ti, ˈʃʊər ti, ˈʃɜr ɪ ti, ˈʃɜr ti /
NOUN
pledge
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At the Old Bailey on Monday, Judge Mark Lucraft KC granted conditional bail with stricter conditions than at a previous hearing, including the increased surety and electronic monitoring.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The factory would be able to convince a surety company to provide that coverage if it had a track record of financial success.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

Mr. Lendorf stood out for his unerring, dignified demeanor and the clarity of his pliant upper-body carriage against the marvelous surety of his cats-paw footwork and quietly powerful legwork.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

We’re well on the way to a future of absolute weather uncertainty—no surety to forecasts, a weakened ability to transmit emergency alerts—that we’ll nevertheless have to pay for out of our own pockets.

From Slate ● May 22, 2025

Here, I’m the only one who knows the evidence with surety.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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

The lawyers said there was "serious cause for concern" the additional sureties might suffer similar treatment if their names went public.

From Reuters ● Jan. 12, 2023

They claim, gentlemen, first, that an immense fraud was in view when these proposals—I think they are proposals—with accompanying bonds and oaths of sureties were sent to Mr. Clendenning.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll


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