Search Result for "bail_bond":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial;
- Example: "the judge set bail at $10,000"
- Example: "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
[syn: bail, bail bond, bond]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bail bond \Bail" bond`\ (b[=a]l" b[o^]nd`). (Law)
      (a) A bond or obligation given by a prisoner and his
          surety, to insure the prisoner's appearance in court,
          at the return of the writ.
      (b) Special bail in court to abide the judgment.
          --Bouvier.
          [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bail bond
    n 1: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman
         if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial;
         "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was
         furnished by an alderman" [syn: bail, bail bond,
         bond]