indemnity bond
Defined in 2 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Black's (1910)
United States Code
26 U.S.C. § 4372 — for purposes of this chapter (2 versions over time)
For purposes of this chapter, the term “indemnity bond” means any instrument by whatever name called whereby an obligation of the nature of an indemnity, fidelity, or surety bond is made, continued, or renewed. The term includes any bond for indemnifying any person who shall have become bound or engaged as surety, and any bond for the due execution or performance of any contract, obligation, or requirement, or the duties of any office or position, and to account for money received by virtue thereof, where a premium is charged for the execution of such bond.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A band for the payment of a penal sum conditioned to be void if the obligor shall indemnify and save harmless the obligee against some anticipated loss or liability .
Defined under Indemnity in Black's Law Dictionary.