bail bond
a formal document that gives bail for someone to be released from custody.
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How to use bail bond in a sentence
Had Tulitz committed forgery, his bail bond would scarcely have been less than $10,000.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York | Lemuel Ely QuiggThen he ups and signs the bail bond for a house and lot that he has never seen in his life.
True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office | Arthur TrainAnd when Nelson was in trouble over those stolen gold coins Uncle Jason went on his bail bond and hired the lawyer to defend him.
The Mission of Janice Day | Helen Beecher LongMaroney had a number of friends in New York, and she had been to see if they would not go on his bail-bond.
The Expressman and the Detective | Allan PinkertonSo let your clerk draw out the bail-bond, and I will sign it.
The Antiquary, Complete | Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for bail bond
a document in which a prisoner and one or more sureties guarantee that the prisoner will attend the court hearing of the charge against him if he is released on bail
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