A bail bondsman, bail bond agent or bond dealer is any person, agency or corporation that will act as a surety and pledge money or property as bail for the appearance of a defendant in court. Bail bond agents are almost exclusively found in the United States and its former territory of the Philippines.

What does a Bondman do?

Bail bondsmen, also called bail bond agents, provide written agreements to criminal courts to pay the bail in full if the defendants whose appearances they guarantee fail to appear on their trial dates. ... Once the bail or bail bond is delivered, the defendant is released until trial.

What is a bondsman slavery?

bondsman - a male slave. bondman. slave - a person who is owned by someone. 2. bondsman - someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else.