bondsman

1 of 2

noun (1)

bonds·​man ˈbän(d)z-mən How to pronounce bondsman (audio)
: one who assumes the responsibility of a bond : surety

bondsman

2 of 2

noun (2)

bonds·​man ˈbän(d)z-mən How to pronounce bondsman (audio)

less common variant of bondman

: slave, serf

Examples of bondsman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Four of those charged have already agreed to cooperate, including two lawyers involved with the effort, Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, and a bail bondsman named Scott Hall, who entered guilty pleas. Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2023 Police said the subject fled from a bail bondsman and was spotted by the post office. Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2023 Four defendants, including lawyers Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell, and Jenna Ellis and local bail bondsman Scott Hall, have pleaded guilty as part of deals made with prosecutors. Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 2 Jan. 2024 Last month, Scott Hall — a Georgia bondsman who prosecutors say played a wide-ranging role in efforts to overturn the election results — pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against others. Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2023 Cantrell said Cordeiro had a bondsman waiting for him in the lobby and was processed in the booking area and then released. Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2023 Bail bondsman Scott Hall pleaded guilty last month to five counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties, all misdemeanors. Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023 Hall, a bail bondsman, will also pay a $5,000 fine, complete 200 hours of community service, and write a letter of apology to Georgia citizens, among other terms. Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2023 Attorney John Eastman, who pushed a plan to keep Trump in power, and Scott Hall, a bail bondsman who was accused of participating in the breach of election equipment in Coffee County, turned themselves in Tuesday. Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1713, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bondsman was in 1713

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“Bondsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bondsman. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

bondsman

1 of 2 noun
bonds·​man ˈbän(d)z-mən How to pronounce bondsman (audio)

bondsman

2 of 2 noun
: one who gives a bond or bail for another

Legal Definition

bondsman

noun
bonds·​man ˈbändz-mən How to pronounce bondsman (audio)
: one who accepts responsibility as surety for the obligations of another and especially for bail

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