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 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

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