Guaranteeing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 in all


     events; 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.
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           The United States shall guarantee to every State in
           this Union a republican form of government.
                                                    --Constitution
                                                    of the U. S.
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