surety bond

noun

: a bond guaranteeing performance of a contract or obligation

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He was held on a $3 million cash/surety bond and was scheduled to appear in Middletown Superior Court on Thursday. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026 Vandenberg was released from jail on Sunday after securing a $100,000 surety bond, the spokesman said. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Judge rejects $1 million bond proposal Petruzzi proposed releasing Handal on a $1 million personal surety bond secured by his Miami home, with home confinement and surrender of travel documents. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 Choucair was arraigned Thursday in 19th District Court in Dearborn and given a $20,000 cash or surety bond. — CBS News, 21 Sep. 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 1 Nov. 2026.

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