surety bond

noun

: a bond guaranteeing performance of a contract or obligation

Examples of surety bond in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He was released on a surety bond for those 23 charges ordering no contact with the victim, no use of alcohol or drugs and no new arrests or violations of the law. —

Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2024 Hudson is being held on a $1 million cash or surety bond and is slated to return to court for a probable cause hearing July 15 and a preliminary examination July 23. —

Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2024 Arredondo, who was described as the incident commander during the shooting and was the focus of scathing criticism for mismanaging the police response, was later released after posting $10,000 surety bond. —

Priscilla Thompson, NBC News, 29 June 2024 All six were processed and each was released on a $5,000 cash/surety bond. —

Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for surety bond

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