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English Dictionary: bail bond by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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"
    Synonym(s): bail, bail bond, bond
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bail bond \Bail" bond`\ (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.
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