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Webster 1913 Edition

(-shŭn)

Noun.

[L.

sponsio

, fr.

spondere

sponsum

, to promise solemnly.]

The act of becoming surety for another.

(Internat. Law)

An act or engagement on behalf of a state, by an agent not specially authorized for the purpose, or by one who exceeds the limits of authority.

Noun.

[L., to engage.] The act of becoming surety for another.

sponsion ‎(plural sponsions)

The act of becoming surety for another.
An act or engagement on behalf of a state, by an agent not specially authorized for the purpose, or by one who exceeds the limits of authority.