BAIL BOND as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
   Synonym(s)
   • bail (what does bail mean?)
   • bond (what does bond mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the judge set bail at $10,000
   • a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman
   Hypernyms(s) bail bond is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • recognizance (what does recognizance mean?)
   • recognisance (what does recognisance mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bail (what does bail mean?)