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Assurance

The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.

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Certainty 76% connected

The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.

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Commitment 76% connected

The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.

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Dedication 76% connected

The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine Being, or to a sacred use, often with religious solemnities; solemn appropriation; as, the dedic…

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Insurance 76% connected

The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called premium, o…

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Statement 76% connected

The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.

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Guarantee 76% connected

In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person,…

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Plight 76% connected

imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge.

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Troth 76% connected

Belief; faith; fidelity.

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Vow 76% connected

A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally, wholly or in part, f…

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Warrant 76% connected

That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which on…

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Warrantee 76% connected

The person to whom a warrant or warranty is made.

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Warranty 76% connected

A covenant real, whereby the grantor of an estate of freehold and his heirs were bound to warrant and defend the title, and, in case of eviction by t…

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Assure 74% connected

To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence.

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Assure 74% connected

To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence.

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Promise 74% connected

In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specif…

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Promise 74% connected

In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specif…

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Certain 66% connected

Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.

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Certain 66% connected

Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.

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Incertain 66% connected

Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady.

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Incertain 66% connected

Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady.

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Sure 66% connected

Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.

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Sure 66% connected

Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.

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Uncertain 66% connected

Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.

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Uncertain 66% connected

Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.

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Authority 92% connected

Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authori…

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Confidence 92% connected

The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.

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Pledge 92% connected

The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between…

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Self-confidence 92% connected

The quality or state of being self-confident; self-reliance.

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Sureness 92% connected

The state of being sure; certainty.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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