bail bond

noun

A surety, used to obtain the release of a criminal defendant who has been required to give bail.

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Meanings

nounbail bond (plural bail bonds)

plural bail bonds

  1. USA surety, used to obtain the release of a criminal defendant who has been required to give bail.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan fiança carcellera
  • fiança carcellerasurety posted as bail
Finnish takuut
  • takuutsurety posted as bail
French caution
  • cautionsurety posted as bail
German Kaution
  • Kautionsurety posted as bail
Hungarian óvadéklevél, kezességi levél
  • óvadéklevélsurety posted as bail
  • kezességi levélsurety posted as bail
Italian cauzione
  • cauzionesurety posted as bail
Scottish Gaelic bann
  • bannsurety posted as bail
Spanish fianza
  • fianzasurety posted as bail
Swedish borgen
  • borgensurety posted as bail
Vietnamese tiền thế chân tại ngoại
  • tiền thế chân tại ngoạisurety posted as bail
Cite this entry
APA

bail bond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bail%20bond

MLA

“bail bond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bail%20bond. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bail bond,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bail%20bond.

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