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Bondsman

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

A surety; one who has entered into a bond as surety. The word seems to apply especially to the sureties upon the bonds of officers, trustees, etc.,'whlie bail should be reserved for the sureties on recognizances and bail-bonds.

Haberstich v. Elliott, 189 III. 70, 59 N. E. 557.