单词 | bail bondsman |
释义 | bail bondsmanbail bondsman(ˈbɒndzmən)bail bondsmanbail bondsmann. a professional agent for an insurance company who specializes in providing bail bonds for people charged with crimes and awaiting trial in order to have them released. The offices of a bail bondsman (or woman) are usually found close to the local court house and jail, his/her advertising is found in the yellow pages, and some make "house calls" to the jail or hand out cards in court. Bail bondsmen usually charge the suspect a fee of 10 percent of the amount of the bond. If a bail bondsman has reason to believe a person he/she bailed out is about to flee, he may revoke the bond and surrender his client to jail. (See: bail, bail bond) bail bondsman(mainly US) an individual or firm that lends BAIL money to defendants awaiting trial. |
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