bondsman
/ˈbɑndzmən/
noun
- A person who provides a bond (a sum of money) to guarantee that someone accused of a crime will appear in court.
- After the arrest, the family called a bondsman to help get their son out of jail.
- The bondsman posted bail for the defendant so he could go home before his trial.
- The bondsman required collateral before agreeing to pay the full bail amount.
- A person who is bound to serve another; a serf or slave in historical contexts.
- In medieval times, a bondsman could not leave the land without his lord's permission.
- The bondsman worked the fields from sunrise to sunset with no pay.
- The king freed all bondsmen in his kingdom as a gesture of mercy.
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