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Simple English definitions for legal terms

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A quick definition of bond:

A bond is like a promise to pay back money with extra money later. Companies and governments sell bonds to get money now and use it for projects or initiatives. People who buy bonds have to wait a certain amount of time before they can get their money back, but they get extra money in the meantime. Bonds are also used in criminal law, like when someone pays money to get out of jail while they wait for their trial.

A more thorough explanation:

A bond is a type of financial agreement where one party borrows money from another party and promises to pay it back with interest at a later date. It is similar to a loan.

Corporations often sell bonds to raise money for new projects or initiatives. For example, a company might sell bonds to build a new factory. The people who buy the bonds agree to wait a certain number of years before getting their money back. In the meantime, they receive regular interest payments.

Governments also sell bonds to raise money. In the United States, these are called treasury bonds. They are considered less risky than other kinds of bonds because the risk of the government going bankrupt is very low.

In criminal law, a bond is a sum of money offered up by a party to secure the performance of some legal duty. The most common kind of bond in criminal law is the bail bond. For a bail bond, a defendant offers up money in exchange for their release from custody while they await trial. This money is returned if the defendant appears for their trial. If the defendant does not appear, they are considered to have jumped bail.

These examples illustrate how bonds work in different contexts. In each case, one party is borrowing money from another party and promising to pay it back with interest. The terms of the bond, such as the interest rate and the maturity date, are agreed upon in advance.

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21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
almost all of my apps have been UR for 6 weeks at this point I feel exhausted waiting for them to finish
Irvine is being snobby and wont start any review until end of Nov.
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