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A person who provides bail bonds, and takes responsibility for the court appearances of the persons to whom such bonds are issued.
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bail bondsman — A professional agent for an insurance company who specializes in providing bail bonds for people charged with crimes and who do not have the money necessary to post the entire bail with the court. Bail bondsmen usually charge a fee of 10% of the… … Law dictionary
Bail bondsman — A bail bond agent, or bondsman, is any person or corporation which will act as a surety and pledge money or property as bail for the appearance of a criminal defendant in court. Although banks, insurance companies and other similar institutions… … Wikipedia
bail bond — see bond 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. bail bond n. A contract betw … Law dictionary
bondsman — bonds·man / bändz mən/ n: one who accepts responsibility as surety for the obligations of another and esp. for bail Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. bondsman … Law dictionary
bail — 1 / bāl/ n [Anglo French, act of handing over, delivery of a prisoner into someone s custody in exchange for security, from bailler to hand over, entrust, from Old French, from Latin bajulare to carry (a burden)] 1: the temporary release of a… … Law dictionary
Bondsman — may refer to: * A bail bondsman. * A bondservant. See serfdom … Wikipedia
Bail — Traditionally, bail is some form of property deposited or pledged to a court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail (and be guilty of the crime of… … Wikipedia
bondsman — A surety; one who has entered into a bond to give surety for another; e.g., bail bondsman. See bail (bail bond) … Black's law dictionary
bondsman — A surety; one who has entered into a bond to give surety for another; e.g., bail bondsman. See bail (bail bond) … Black's law dictionary
bail bond — noun a surety, used to obtain the release of a criminal defendant who has been required to give bail See Also: bail bondsman … Wiktionary
