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Webster 1913 Edition


Cautionry

Cau′tion-ry

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Noun.
(Scots Law)
Suretyship.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cautionry

CAUTIONRY

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Noun.
In Scots law, the act of giving security for another, or the obligation by which one person becomes engaged as security for another, that he shall pay a sum of money or perform a deed.

Definition 2024


cautionry

cautionry

English

Noun

cautionry (plural cautionries)

  1. (Scotland, law) suretyship