bondsman

  • 1bondsman — bonds·man / bändz mən/ n: one who accepts responsibility as surety for the obligations of another and esp. for bail Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. bondsman …

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  • 2Bondsman — may refer to: * A bail bondsman. * A bondservant. See serfdom …

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  • 3Bondsman — Bonds man, n.; pl. {Bondsmen}. [Bond, a. or n. + man.] 1. A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman. [1913 Webster] Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would have no mercy upon their poor bondsmen. Derham. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A surety; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4bondsman — one who stands surety by bond, 1754, from BOND (Cf. bond) (n.) + MAN (Cf. man) (n.), with gen. s added probably in part to avoid confusion with BONDMAN (Cf. bondman) …

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  • 5bondsman — [bändz′mən] n. pl. bondsmen [bändz′mən, bänz′mən] 1. BONDMAN 2. a person who takes responsibility for another by furnishing a bond …

    English World dictionary

  • 6Bondsman — Broad term for a man bound to a lord through the various degrees of villeinage, owing a variety of services for his tenure of land. *Bracton defines him as either born or made such. They are born of a *villein and a *naif . Bracton also says a… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 7bondsman — noun Bondsman is used after these nouns: ↑bail …

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  • 8bondsman — A surety; one who has entered into a bond to give surety for another; e.g., bail bondsman. See bail (bail bond) …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 9bondsman — A surety; one who has entered into a bond to give surety for another; e.g., bail bondsman. See bail (bail bond) …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 10bondsman — I. noun Date: 1713 one who assumes the responsibility of a bond ; surety II. variant of bondman …

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