guarantee

guarantee
    n 1: a written assurance that some product or service will be
         provided or will meet certain specifications [syn:
         {guarantee}, {warrant}, {warrantee}, {warranty}]
    2: an unconditional commitment that something will happen or
       that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are
       not lying"
    3: a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in
       case that person defaults [syn: {guarantee}, {guaranty}]
    v 1: give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the
         quality of my products" [syn: {guarantee}, {vouch}]
    2: make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement
       for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" [syn:
       {guarantee}, {ensure}, {insure}, {assure}, {secure}]
    3: promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the
       prisoners" [syn: {undertake}, {guarantee}]
    4: stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or
       condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I
       warrant this information" [syn: {guarantee}, {warrant}]
    

Guarantee \Guar"an*tee`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {guaranteed}; p,
   pr. & vb. n. {Guaranteeing}.] [From {Guarantee}, n.]
   In law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the
   payment of (a debt) or the performance of (a duty) by another
   person; to undertake to secure (a possession, right, claim,
   etc.) to another against a specified contingency, or in all
   events; to give a guarantee concerning; to engage, assure, or
   secure as a thing that may be depended on; to warrant; as, to
   guarantee the execution of a treaty.
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         The United States shall guarantee to every State in
         this Union a republican form of government.
                                                  --Constitution
                                                  of the U. S.
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Guarantee \Guar`an*tee"\, n.; pl. {Guarantees}. [For guaranty,
   prob. influenced by words like assignee, lessee, etc. See
   {Guaranty}, and cf. {Warrantee}.]
   1. In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the
      payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in
      case of the failure of another person, who is, in the
      first instance, liable to such payment or performance; an
      engagement which secures or insures another against a
      contingency; a warranty; a security. Same as {Guaranty}.
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            His interest seemed to be a guarantee for his zeal.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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   2. One who binds himself to see an undertaking of another
      performed; a guarantor. --South.
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   Note: Guarantor is the correct form in this sense.
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   3. (Law) The person to whom a guaranty is made; -- the
      correlative of guarantor.

   Syn: {Guarantee}, {Warranty.}

   Usage: A guarantee is an engagement that a certain act will
          be done or not done in future. A warranty is an
          engagement as to the qualities or title of a thing at
          the time of the engagement.
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GUARANTEE, contracts. He lo whom a guaranty is made.
     2. The guarantee is entitled to receive payment, in the first place, 
from the debtor, and, secondly, from the guarantor. He must be careful not 
to give time beyond that stipulated in the original agreement, to the 
debtor, without the consent of the guarantor; the guarantee should, at the 
instance of the guarantor, bring an action against the principal for the 
recovery of the debt. 2 Johns. Oh. R. 554; 17 Johns. R. 384; 8 Serg. & 
Rawle, 116; 10 Serg. & Rawle, 33; 2 Bro. C. C. 579, 582; 2 Ves. jr. 542. But 
the mere omission of the guarantee to sue the principal debtor will not, in 
general, discharge the guarantor. 8 Serg. & Rawle, 112; 3 Yeates, R. 157; 6 
Binn. R. 292, 300. 
    

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