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surety bond

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
sure-ty bond
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bond issued by one party, the surety, guaranteeing that he will perform certain acts promised by another or pay a stipulated sum, up to the bond limit, in lieu of performance, should the principle fail to perform.

noun

In a criminal case, the surety (or bail) bond assures the appearance of the defendant or the repayment of bail forfeited upon the defendant's failure to appear in court.

Inflected Forms

surety bonds (plural)

Synonyms

performance bond

Questions

What does surety bond mean?
A bond issued by one party, the surety, guaranteeing that he will perform certain acts promised by another or pay a stipulated sum, up to the bond limit, in lieu of performance, should the principle fail to perform.

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