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spon⋅sion

  [spon-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an engagement or promise, esp. one made on behalf of another.
2. International Law. an engagement made on behalf of a government by an agent acting beyond his or her authority or without the required authorization and not binding on the government unless ratified.
3. the act of becoming surety for another.
Origin:
1670–80; < L spōnsiōn- (s. of spōnsiō) guarantee, equiv. to spōns(us) (ptp. of spondēre to pledge) + -iōn- -ion
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Sponsion

Spon"sion\, n. [L. sonsio, fr. spondere, sponsum, to promise solemnly.]

1. The act of becoming surety for another.

2. (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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