bail bond

English Thesaurus

1. (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	recognisance, recognizance,
definition	:	(law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited (noun.possession)

domain category	:	criminal law,
definition	:	the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (noun.communication)

derivation	:	bail,
definition	:	release after a security has been paid (verb.social)

derivation	:	bail,
definition	:	release after a security has been paid (verb.social)