borgen — meaning in English

English meaning

• bail noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
• security noun The state of being safe from danger, harm, or threat.
• surety noun A guarantee or promise, especially one to cover someone else's debt or obligation if they fail to pay it.

Senses

borgen is used for these senses in English:

• bail bond (US) A surety, used to obtain the release of a criminal defendant who has been required to give bail.
• security (legal) Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
• surety (legal) A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.
• suretyship (legal) An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.

bail — full definition

1. noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
2. verb To scoop water out of a boat.
3. verb To leave abruptly or back out of a plan.

security — full definition

1. noun The state of being safe from danger, harm, or threat.
2. noun The staff or systems responsible for protecting a place or people.
3. noun A tradeable financial asset such as a stock or bond.
4. noun Property pledged as a guarantee that a loan will be repaid.

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