bail bond
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- noun
- /beɪl bɑnd/
- Formal
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- Once paid, a bail bond premium for a bail bond is not refundable.
- million in bail bonds
- bail bond business
- bail bonds office
So your family, your mom, your dad, whatever, they're going to put up houses, jewelry, sort of bail bonds like this.
- So your family, your mom, your dad, whatever, they're going to put up houses, jewelry, sort of bail bonds like this.
Examples
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The bail bond gave her the security needed to release her brother from jail before the trial.
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Bail bonds are the common practice and legal requirement in all but four states.
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One of our most common questions concerns the length of a bail bond.
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That is why it is so important to hire a bail bond company you can trust.
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The bail bond company will put up the entire bond amount and charge you a percentage of that amount.
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The bail bond runs for the length of the case that is being bonded.
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At Bail Bond Specialists Agency, we understand the bail bond process can be stressful.
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Let's be generous and hope he intends to give the money back once his bail bond is returned.
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Four states—Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, and Wisconsin—have banned the commercial bail bond industry, but bail bondsmen remain a common source for bail funds in most other states.
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To ensure his client returned to court, the lawyer arranged a bail bond for him.
Synonyms
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Money given to let someone leave jail until their trial
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Money paid to a court to guarantee an accused person returns
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A promise by another company to pay the client if a contract is not fulfilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'bail' (security money) and 'bond' (a guarantee), so a 'bail bond' is plainly the bond used to secure bail. Although it is a legal term, the components make the function and purpose predictable to a learner who knows both words and basic court-related vocabulary.
Etymology
Bail bond comes from the simple idea of using money and a signed paper to let a person leave jail while they wait for court. The bail is the money held as a promise and the bond is the paper agreement that says the money will be lost if the person does not come back to court, so the phrase means 'a written promise to pay to make sure someone returns to court'.