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bondsman

[bondz-muhn] / ˈbɒndz mən /
NOUN
poster of bond
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He eventually fled to Mexico, where a bail bondsman tracked him down and he was arrested by local police, according to Lough.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025

The letters written by the other two defendants to plead guilty - Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis and bail bondsman Scott Hall - were longer and more specific.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

But prosecutors quickly secured plea deals with lawyers Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, Kenneth Chesebro and local bail bondsman Scott Hall.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023

She joins fellow lawyers Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell, as well as the bail bondsman Scott Hall, in taking a deal.

From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

“Well, you can make another call; we have a liberal policy in that regard. I can’t offer you the opportunity of calling a bondsman because your offense is unbailable, at present. When you’re arraigned, however—”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Nguyen’s former boss, Dave Gambale, testified that bondsmen are “not responsible for the behavior” of the people they help release from jail.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2022

In most states, commercial bail bondsmen and the bounty hunters they hire are an integral part of the justice system.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2019

Is it curtains for Hollywood's bail bondsmen and bounty hunters?

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2018

If not, the money is forfeited to the bail bondsmen and a bench warrant might be issued for Uncle Bob’s arrest.

From Encyclopedia.com ● Sep. 19, 2018

And local bondsmen such as Maurice Ryles and Warren King, both of whom lived on my street, assumed responsibility for a number of people who couldn’t afford to get out.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry




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