fiador
Explanation: Aplica-se, ao contexto, o sentido no. 4, das definições do Webster's:
surety (sore te, sorte) pl. -ties
n.
1 the state of being sure; sureness; assurance
2 something sure; certainty
3 something that makes sure or gives assurance, as against loss, damage, or default; security; guarantee
4 a) a person who takes responsibility for another b) Law one who accepts liability for another's debts, defaults of obligations, etc.
suretyship
n.
Etymology
[ME seurte < OFr < L securitas < securus, sure, secure]
(C)1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. (C)1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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