surety bond

noun

: a bond guaranteeing performance of a contract or obligation

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He was charged with assault causing bodily injury and unlawful restraint and released the same day on two $4,000 surety bonds — one for each charge — totaling $8,000. EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024 Cave was released on a $500 surety bond, according to online records. Kc Baker, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025 Jefferson County Court Judge Graham Peper reduced Woods’ $50,000 cash-only bail to allow for a surety bond during a brief court hearing Thursday, which means Woods can use a bail-bond company and will not need to pay the full $50,000 to be released from jail. Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025 He was issued a total surety bond of $20,238 for all three charges and sent to the Greenville County Detention Center, Fox Carolina reported. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for surety bond

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 27 Feb. 2025.

Legal Definition

surety bond

see bond sense 1a

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