FIDEJUSSION

fidejussion (fI-di-j<<schwa>>sh-<<schwa>>n). [fr. Latin fidejussio] Roman law. An act by

which a person becomes an additional security for another. • The act does not remove the

principal’s liability but only adds to the surety’s security. Fidejussion was one of the three types of

adpromission, and the only type remaining in Justinian’s law. — Also spelled fidejussio; fideiussio.

See ADPROMISSION(1). — fidejussionary,adj.[Blacks Law 8th]