BAILBOND
\bˈe͡ɪlbɒnd], \bˈeɪlbɒnd], \b_ˈeɪ_l_b_ɒ_n_d]\
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A bond executed by a defendant who has been arrested, together with other persons as sureties. naming the sheriff, constable, or marshal as obligee, in a penal sum proportioned to the damages claimed or penalty denounced, conditioned that the defendant shall duly appear to answer to the legal process in the officer's hands, or shall cause special bail to be put in, as the case may be.
By Henry Campbell Black
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