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"roman": "porǎčitel",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "поръчител"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "borg"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "borgsteller"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"word": "takaaja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "caution"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Bürge"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "bebaiōtḗs",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "βεβαιωτής"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"word": "kezes"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"word": "készfizető kezes"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"word": "készpénzfizető kezes"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "urra"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fideiussore"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fidēiussor"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "poręczyciel"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fiador"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fiador"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"word": "borgensman"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mechnïwr"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "law: one who undertakes such promise",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mechnïydd"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"surety"
],
"word": "surety"
}
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