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Counter Security

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

Security given to one who has become security for another, the condition of which is, that if the one who first became surety shall be damnified, the one who gives the counter security will indemnify him.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Indemnification of a surety.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Security given to one who has become security for another, the condition of which is, that if the one who first became surety shall be damnified, the one who gives the counter-security will indemnify him.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A security given to one who has entered into a bond or become surety for another; a countervailing bond of indemnity.

Defined under Counter in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A security given to one who has entered into a bend or become surety for another; a countervailing bond of indemnity.