A monetary guarantee that ensures an individual released from jail will attend future court appearances. Failure to appear results in forfeiture of the bond.
Forfeiture refers to the permanent loss of property for failure to comply with the law, resulting in the divestiture of the title of property, without compensation, for a default or an offense.
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