bailpiece

noun

1

: a certificate formerly issued to the surety attesting the surety's act of offering bail

2

: a warrant issued to the surety upon which the surety may arrest the person who has been bailed

Word History

Etymology

bail entry 1 + piece

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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