surety bond

noun

: a bond guaranteeing performance of a contract or obligation

Examples of surety bond in a Sentence

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Marion, who was previously arrested, is being held on a $200,000 surety bond. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2025 Johnson was booked at 1:31 a.m. May 3 and released 8:40 p.m. May 4 on a surety bond totaling $8,500 for the four charges and set by Judge Thomas N. Palermo of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court. Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 May 2025 He was also charged with felony motor vehicle theft in Denver in November and was released on a surety bond. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025 After being booked into jail, Nelson was issued a $10,000 cash surety bond. Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025 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 24 May. 2025.

Legal Definition

surety bond

see bond sense 1a

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