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Guarantee

Definition

A secondary obligation to answer for the debt or default of another, which depends on the principal obligation remaining enforceable. If the principal debt is discharged, so is the guarantee.

In plain English: Promising to pay someone else's debt if they do not.

A general definition, not tied to any jurisdiction. Check the meaning in the system that governs your matter before relying on it.

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