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security

a : something (as a mortgage or collateral) that is provided to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation [used his property as for a loan] b : surety see also security for costs 2 : evidence

bond

from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure to perform or abstain will obligate the person or often a surety to pay a sum of money or will result in the forfeiture

Bond

from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure to perform or abstain will obligate the person or often a surety to pay a sum of money or will result in the forfeiture

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condition

in the civil law of louisiana : a condition whose fulfillment was completely within the power of the obligated party NOTE: article 1770 of the louisiana civil code eliminates the term potestative condition, stating that suspensive conditions

Institutions

this book, three things, common to Tutors and Curators, are treated of. These are: the security they are obliged to give to indemnify Pupils and Minors; the lawful causes exempting persons from being Tutors or Curators, and

duty

duty pl: du·ties [Anglo-French deuté indebtedness, obligation, from deu owing, due, from Old French see due ] 1 : tasks, service, or functions that arise

liability

or state of being liable 2 : something for which one is liable: as a : a financial obligation : debt [tax ] [the bonds are liabilities] compare asset contingent liability : an amount that may or

mortgage

+ gage security] 1 a : a conveyance of title to property that is given to secure an obligation (as a debt) and that is defeated upon payment or performance according to stipulated terms [shows that a

performance

[unsatisfactory ] 2 a : what is required to be performed in fulfillment of a contract, promise, or obligation [substituted a new in novation of the contract] b : the fulfillment of a contract, promise, or obligation

Desertion

by the other without that other's consent and without reasonable cause. It is a total repudiation of the obligations of marriage. In view of the large variety of circumstances and of modes of life involved, the Court

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