surety bond

noun

: a bond guaranteeing performance of a contract or obligation

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Each of the men is charged with second-degree assault and held on a $150,000 surety bond. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026 Jail records reviewed by Fox News Digital show Hemphill was booked into jail Wednesday afternoon before being released on a $10,000 surety bond. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 Per the jail records, her surety bond was set at $35,000 on the involuntary manslaughter charge and $5,000 on the cruelty to children charge. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Paras Griffin / Getty Images Morgan was released the same day on a $10,000 surety bond. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for surety bond

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of surety bond was in 1911

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“Surety bond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surety%20bond. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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surety bond

see also:
bond sense 1a

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