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bondswoman

bondswoman

9.9
A woman who guarantees another person's debt or court appearance
  • noun
  • /ˈbɒndzˌwʊmən/
  • Specialized
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  • As a bondswoman, she was legally responsible if the accused failed to appear.

Examples

  • The court accepted her offer to serve as bondswoman for her brother's bail.

  • Only a trusted bondswoman would take on such a financial risk for another person.

  • The bondswoman signed the documents with confidence.

  • Many bondswomen were present at the court hearing.

  • As a bondswoman, she was legally responsible if the accused failed to appear.

  • The court accepted her offer to serve as bondswoman for her brother's bail.

  • Only a trusted bondswoman would take on such a financial risk for another person.

Synonyms

bondsman
vsbondswoman
  • Specialized
16 8.9

A person who promises to pay money to free someone on bail

is about female signers rather than male payers for bail
bondsperson
vsbondswoman
  • Specialized
1 9.0

A person who signs to promise to pay money if someone does not go to court

is specific to female signers rather than any person

How Liable

bondswoman
  • Specialized
9.9
surety
  • Formal
2 8.5
guarantor
  • Formal
7 6.5
cosigner
  • US
1 4.5

Surface Forms

bondswoman singular
bondswomen plural

Morphology

bondswoman = bond + woman (transparent) = bond + woman

The meaning is a straightforward combination: a woman who provides or is associated with a legal bond/surety.

Etymology

Bondswoman also combines bond ('a legal promise or agreement') and woman ('female'), meaning a woman who makes a formal promise for someone else. That's why a bondswoman can mean a woman who signs as surety and is legally responsible if the other person does not meet the agreement.