surety

英 [ˈʃʊərəti]

美 [ˈʃʊrəti]

n.  保证金; 保证人; 担保人

复数：sureties　

法律

BNC.13295 / COCA.26335

牛津词典

noun

• 保证金
  money given as a promise that you will pay a debt, appear in court, etc.
  1. She was granted bail with a surety of $500.
     她交了500元保证金，获得保释。
• 保证人；担保人
  a person who accepts responsibility if sb else does not pay a debt, appear in court, etc.
  1. to act as surety for sb
     为某人做担保人

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 保证金;担保物
  Asuretyis money or something valuable which you give to someone to show that you will do what you have promised.
  1. The insurance company will take warehouse stocks or treasury bonds as surety...
     该保险公司将接受仓库库存货物或长期国库券作为担保。
  2. Bristol Crown Court granted conditional bail with a surety of £2,500.
     英国布里斯托尔刑事法庭准予有条件保释，保证金为 2,500 英镑。

英英释义

noun

• something clearly established
• a guarantee that an obligation will be met
  Synonym:security
• one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
  Synonym:guarantorwarrantorwarranter
• a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
  Synonym:hostage
• property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation
  1. bankers are reluctant to lend without good security
  Synonym:security

双语例句

• Surety, humour is the saving grace of us, for without it we should die of vexation.
  毫无疑问，幽默是惟一帮助我们摆脱矛盾的办法，要是没有它，我们就会死于烦恼。
• A legal person, other organization or a citizen capable of assuming debts may act as a surety.
  第七条具有代为清偿债务能力的法人、他组织或者公民，可以作保证人。
• Jesus came to be the surety for all his people by his active and passive obedience.
  耶稣借着祂的主动和被动的顺服成为祂子民的担保。
• How can we know for a surety that He is Lord of lords and King of kings?
  我们能毫无疑问的知道这件事，是因为他的圣灵已经浇灌我们。
• This liability of the agent shall be akin to that surety.
  此处该代理人的责任应等同于担保人的责任。
• He was surety for his brother's appearance in court on the day set.
  他是为他弟弟在法院规定开庭的日子出庭的担保人。
• The surety who pays the principal obligation is subrogated to the rights of the creditor.
  履行主债务的保证人取得代位求偿权。
• An insurance company gives surety against loss by fire.
  保险公司给予担保预防火灾的损失。
• Inasmuch as the debtor has go bankrupt, I will abandon the claim. If the creditor waives the property security, the surety shall be relieved of his suretyship liability to the extent of the creditor's waiver.
  债务人既已破产，我将放弃债权。债权人放弃物的担保的，保证人在债权人放弃权利的范围内免除保证责任。
• He gave me a watch as surety.
  他给我一块表作为担保。