Hypertext Webster Gateway: "guaranteed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Guarantee \Guar"an*tee`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {guaranteed}; p,
pr. & vb. n. {Guaranteeing}.] [From {Guarantee}, n.]
In law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the
payment of (a debt) or the performance of (a duty) by another
person; to undertake to secure (a possession, right, claim,
etc.) to another against a specified contingency, or at all
avents; to give a guarantee concerning; to engage, assure, or
secure as a thing that may be depended on; to warrant; as, to
guarantee the execution of a treaty.
The United States shall guarantee to every State in
this Union a republican form of government.
--Constitution
of the U. S.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
guaranteed
adj : secured by written agreement [syn: {bonded}, {secured}, {warranted}]
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