Cautionary

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In Scotch law. The obligation by which a party becomes surety for another, answering to the English guarantee. It is defined by Stair: "The promise or contract of a man, not for himself, but another." Brande. See Ersk. Inst. bk. 3, tit. 7, § 22. See "Cautionary."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

By way of pledge or security.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Scetch law. An instrument in which a person binds himself as surety for another.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In Scots law. The obligation by vrhich a party becomes a surety.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In Scotch law. An instrument in which a person binds himself as surely fer another.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

In Scotch law. The obligation by which a party becomes surety for another, answering to the English gtiarantee. It is defined by Stair, " the promise or contract of a man, not for himself, but another." Brande. See Ersk. Inst. b. 3, tit. 7, § 22.