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¹bondsman

noun bonds·man \ˈbän(d)z-mən\

law : a person who agrees to make a payment if a prisoner who is released from prison does not return : a person who agrees to pay a bond

Full Definition of BONDSMAN

: one who assumes the responsibility of a bond : surety

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First Known Use of BONDSMAN

1713

²bondsman

Definition of BONDSMAN

variant of bondman

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