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Definition of security
- n. - The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.
- n. - Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care; confidence
of power of safety; hence, assurance; certainty.
- n. - Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness.
- n. - Freedom from risk; safety.
- n. - That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard;
defense.
- n. - Something given, deposited, or pledged, to make certain
the fulfillment of an obligation, the performance of a contract, the
payment of a debt, or the like; surety; pledge.
- n. - One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself
for the performance of another's obligation.
- n. - An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a
certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities.