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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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JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:57
wear a mask
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:57
go back to Covid days
m10
11:58
Nah nah she would not like that. She is conservative.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
11:58
Tell her you just got over a cold and if she wants to try and steal your germs its on her but no one likes being sick so hopefully she is chill
m10
11:59
We will see. This is enough feedback. Thank you all.
12:00
tell her you wanna test and see if your immune systems are compatible, that gets the ladies going
m10
12:00
Lol, maybe
babycat
12:00
lmao when you give the republican baddie the ick by masking up
12:01
LOL
Dkk
12:02
Just part of the culture.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:04
I wish that wearing a mask when sick stuck around as an okay thing like it is in the rest of the world, not all of us have enough sick days to be ditching work.
Dkk
12:04
Unless its like an N95 i dont think it will really do anything
12:04
there's even a mask ban in some places. altho one of my coworkers wears a mask anyway despite customers being rude to her about it
12:05
good morning
12:05
why does umiami ask "Are you applying, or have you applied, to other law schools? If so, please list them."
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:05
One manager came in sick wearing a mask, got roasted and stopped wearing it that day. The entire office has been cycling sickness for two weeks now. It may not be super effective but it may help in slowing the spread during meetings when we have to be so close
12:05
am i the only one who has never gotten my status checker to work on here?
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:06
@ChowieBean: want to see what schools they share an applicant pool with, think it is all data harvesting stuff no a +/- for the applicant
12:06
ok good cuz idk whether i wanna tell them or not
12:06
thanks bulbasaur
12:08
not to be that guy again but berkeley person/applicant id is back and Shiny New Logo
be that guy
EW THE NEW LOGO IS SO UGLY
WTF
12:09
need to send in my berkeley app rawwwww
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:09
@ChowieBean: should be required to tell them, the schools who asked I only told them the schools in their area not all of them.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
12:10
*shouldnt be
12:12
@jackfrost11770: if i get a berk A today and they have that logo im withdrawing (/s /s /s /j /j /j)
babycat
12:12
@ChowieBean: me too lol. you applying to public interest scholars program?
12:14
yes def applying public interest
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