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What is a suretyship?

What is a suretyship? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (law) An accessory agreement through which a person binds themselves for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for their debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.
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In modern times suretyship or guaranty has come to be undertaken by business corporations organized for that purpose.
There is no doubt that in a contract of guarantee parties may, if so minded, exclude any one or more of the normal incidents of suretyship.
But even then there was for her no suretyship of motherhood, or training, or control.
Thus, the court associated a suretyship with a letter of credit, but did not provide more detailed explanations.
For instance, suretyship does not restrict immediately the right of ownership of a surety over his property.
Attempts to perform such acts of suretyship are beyond their power, and are ultra vires.

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