bondsman

/'bɔndmən/ Cách viết khác : (bondsman) /'bɔndzmen/

Thân thiện

A bondsman stands before a judge in a courtroom.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A male bound to serve without wages: A man legally obligated to work for another person without receiving a salary, often to repay a debt or fulfill a contract.
   • Someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else: A man who provides a formal guarantee (a bond) for another person, taking on financial or legal responsibility if that person fails to meet an obligation.
   • A male slave: A man who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • In the 18th century, many poor immigrants became bondsmen to pay for their passage to America.
  • The court required a bondsman to guarantee the defendant's appearance at trial.
  • The plantation owner owned dozens of bondsmen.

Advanced Usage

• "To stand bondsman for someone": To act as a guarantor or surety for another person.
  • He agreed to stand bondsman for his brother's loan.

Variants and Related Words

• Bondswoman (noun): The female equivalent of a bondsman in all its meanings.
• Bondservant (noun): A person bound to service without wages; a synonym for the first meaning.
• Surety (noun): A more general term for a person who takes responsibility for another's debt or performance.

Synonyms

• Indentured servant: Specifically for a person bound by a contract to work for a set period.
• Guarantor: For someone who provides a guarantee.
• Serf: A laborer bound under the feudal system.
• Slave: For a person who is owned as property.

Related Phrases

• Bail bondsman: A specific type of bondsman who provides bail money to secure a defendant's release from jail, guaranteeing their court appearance. (Note: This is a compound term listed here as a related concept).
  • The family contacted a bail bondsman to post bail.

Related Idioms

• In bond: Legally bound or obligated, often in a state of servitude or under a guarantee.
  • He lived in bond to his master for seven years.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a male bound to serve without wages
2. someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else
3. a male slave

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bondman
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