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Kesy Posted 22 years ago
Vocabulary

"set bond "

hi ,please look at a sentence :A judge set bond at $250,000 on Monday for a stratford woman accused of having a sexual relationship with an 8-year-old boy .
i want to know the meaning "set bond " in this sentence .Thanks !
i have another question Emotion: tongue tiedhe is accused of first-degree sexual assault ,fourth-degree
sexual assault ..."first-degree and fourth-degree"is a kind of class of sexual assault ?
Thanks a lot !!
  

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A bond is something a person pays to avoid being jailed while he/she waits for a trial. If you post bail, you are making a promise to show up for trial. If you don't show up, you lose the money.

— Julielai

  • A bond is something a person pays to avoid being jailed while he/she waits for a trial.
  • If you post bail, you are making a promise to show up for trial.
  • If you don't show up, you lose the money.
  • ) Either a person posts bail or he/she is remanded without bail.
  • Felonies and misdemeanors are divided into classes, depending on the severity of the offense.
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A bond is something a person pays to avoid being jailed while he/she waits for a trial.
If you post bail, you are making a promise to show up for trial. If you don't show up, you lose the money. (Is that right?)

Either a person posts bail or he/she is remanded without bail.

Felonies and misdemeanors are divided into classes, depending on the severity of the offense. I
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