securIty

[Fr. sécur ité, from Lat. securita tem, acc us, of securitas, from securus =secure (q.v.); Sp. seguridad; Ital. securità.] 1. A feeling of safety, whether founded on fact or delusion; freedom from fear or apprehension; confidence of safety; hence, carele ne , over-confidence, want of caution; heedle ne . 2. Freedom from danger or risk; safety. 3. Certainty, a urance, confidence, a uredne . "Prosperity and security often encourage them to separate."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng . , ch. viii. 4. That which guards or secures; a defense, a guard; hence, specifically (1) Something given or deposited to secure or a ure the fulfillment of a promise or obligation; the observance of a provision; the repayment of a debt or the like; surety, pledge. "In our time, to invest such a surplus, at something more than three per cent, on the best security that has ever been known in the world, is the work of a few minutes."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng ., ch. xix. Security for costs must be given by a plaintiff residing abroad; security for good behavior or for keeping the peace may be required of those whose previous conduct or present threats show that such a restraint is needful. (2) One who engages himself as surety for the obligations of another; one who becomes surety for another. 5. An evidence of debt or of property; as a bond, a certificate of stock, or the like. sẽ dăn', subst . [Named from Sedan, a town in France, N. E. of Paris.] An upright conveyance for one person, much in vogue during the last century. It was usually carried by two men, by means of a pole on each side. IMG:content-1150.png:[blocks in formation] 3607