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BAIL BOND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

Example:

a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman

Synonyms:

bail; bail bond; bond

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("bail bond" is a kind of...):

recognisance; recognizance ((law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited)

Domain category:

criminal law (the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment)

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