surety bond

noun

: a bond guaranteeing performance of a contract or obligation

Examples of surety bond in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He was released from custody after posting a $50,000 professional surety bond. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024 Failing that, Trump has to find a surety bond company willing to issue an insurance policy. Adam Pollock, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2024 Bond was set at $5,000 for each of the eight charges filed against him Wednesday by the Dallas Police Department for a total of surety bond of $40,000. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024 Vorobyov was held on a $2 million cash/surety bond and due to appear in Hartford Superior Court April 1, according to the criminal information summary. Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for surety bond 

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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of surety bond was in 1911

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“Surety bond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surety%20bond. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

Legal Definition

surety bond

see bond sense 1a

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