promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another

promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another
An undertaking by a person not before liable, for the purpose of securing or performing the same duty for which the original debtor continues to be liable. Dillaby v Wilcox, 60 Conn 71, 22 A 491.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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