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Security

The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.

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Broader term 13

Assets 76% connected

Property of a deceased person, subject by law to the payment of his debts and legacies; -- called assets because sufficient to render the executor or…

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Bravery 76% connected

The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.

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Department 76% connected

Act of departing; departure.

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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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Guard 76% connected

To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; t…

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Instrument 76% connected

That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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Precaution 76% connected

Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.

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Safeguard 76% connected

One who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection.

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Safety 76% connected

The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss.

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Section 76% connected

The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies.

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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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Bond 76% connected

That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a m…

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Confidence 76% 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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Convertible 76% connected

Capable of being converted; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable.

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Deposit 76% connected

To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich al…

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Earnest 76% connected

Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.

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Hedge 76% connected

A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land; and also any sort of shrub…

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Hedging 76% connected

of Hedge

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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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Peace 76% connected

A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; calm; repose

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Protection 76% connected

The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

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Recognizance 76% connected

An obligation of record entered into before some court of record or magistrate duly authorized, with condition to do some particular act, as to appea…

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Scrip 76% connected

A small bag; a wallet; a satchel.

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Secureness 76% connected

The condition or quality of being secure; exemption from fear; want of vigilance; security.

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Shelter 76% connected

That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.

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Stock 76% connected

The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk.

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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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Derivationally related 6

Certificate 74% connected

A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior.

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Certificate 74% connected

A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior.

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Certify 74% connected

To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.

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Certify 74% connected

To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.

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Secure 74% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Secure 74% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Synonym 3

Certificate 92% connected

A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior.

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Protection 92% connected

The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Surety 92% connected

The state of being sure; certainty; security.

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Antonym 2

Insecurity 94% connected

The condition or quality of being insecure; want of safety; danger; hazard; as, the insecurity of a building liable to fire; insecurity of a debt.

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Insecurity 94% connected

The condition or quality of being insecure; want of safety; danger; hazard; as, the insecurity of a building liable to fire; insecurity of a debt.

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