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DEFINITION of 'Bank Guarantee' A guarantee from a lending institution ensuring that the liabilities of a debtor will be met. In other words, if the debtor fails to settle a debt, the bank will cover it. (Investopedia)

A writ of execution (also known as an execution) is a court order granted to put in force a judgment of possession obtained by a plaintiff from a court. When issuing a writ of execution, a court typically will order a sheriff or other similar official to take possession of property owned by a judgment debtor. Such property will often then be sold in a sheriff's sale and the proceeds remunerated to the plaintiff in partial or full satisfaction of the judgment. (Wikipedia)

A credit rating is an evaluation of the credit worthiness of a debtor, especially a business (company) or a government, but not individual consumers. The evaluation is made by a credit rating agency of the debtor's ability to pay back the debt and the likelihood of default. (Wikipedia)

In A Dictionary of English Law by (London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1923) page, 856, author W. Y. Byrne gives this illustration: "If A owes B money and C, for good consideration, promises B that he will pay him the money if A does not, here C is a surety for A, the principal debtor, and his promise constitutes a contract of suretyship." (duhaime.org)