a surety bond (money or property) offered or deposited by a defendant or other persons to ensure the defendant's appearance at trial
bail bond in American English
noun
a formal document that gives bail for someone to be released from custody
Word origin
[1700–10]This word is first recorded in the period 1700–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camera, cirrus, envelope, marquise, sliding scale
Examples of 'bail bond' in a sentence
bail bond
He posted $500 bail bond on both charges.
Houston Chronicle (2011)
But of more interest to lipstick was the 28,000 he owed them after skipping out on his bail bond.