surety bond

noun

: a bond guaranteeing performance of a contract or obligation

Examples of surety bond in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

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

Police said the pair were held on $250,000 surety bonds and were scheduled to appear in Manchester Superior Court Monday morning. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 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

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for surety bond

• radiosonde
• abscond
• beyond
• despond
• respond
• awned
• blond
• blonde
• conned
• dawned
• donned
• fond

Legal Definition

surety bond

see also:

bond sense 1a