fidelity bond

fidelity bond
A bond conditioned upon payment of loss resulting from embezzlement by an officer or employee, usually construed as an insurance contract, notwithstanding it is nominally in the form of a contract of suretyship. See fidelity guaranty insurance.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • fidelity bond — or fidelity insurance Insurance protecting an employer from losses resulting from the deliberate misappropriation of the firm s assets by one or more of its employees. Fidelity insurance is obtained by most financial institutions. American Banker …   Financial and business terms

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  • fidelity bond — Contract of fidelity insurance. Runcie v. Corn Exchange Bank Trust Co., Sup., 6 N.Y.S.2d 616, 620. A guaranty of personal honesty of officer furnishing indemnity against his defalcation or negligence. Phillips v. Board of Education of Pineville,… …   Black's law dictionary

  • fidelity bond — Contract of fidelity insurance. Runcie v. Corn Exchange Bank Trust Co., Sup., 6 N.Y.S.2d 616, 620. A guaranty of personal honesty of officer furnishing indemnity against his defalcation or negligence. Phillips v. Board of Education of Pineville,… …   Black's law dictionary

  • fidelity bond — noun : a bond or other form of contract for indemnifying an employer against financial loss due to the dishonesty of an employee see insurance * * * fidelity bond, a bond issued as fidelity insurance …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fidelity bond — A fidelity bond is a form of protection that covers policyholders for losses that they incur as a result of fraudulent acts by specified individuals. It usually insures a business for losses caused by the dishonest acts of its employees.While… …   Wikipedia

  • fidelity bond — noun An insurance contract that covers an employer against loss due to fraudulent or dishonest employees …   Wiktionary

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  • bond — 1 n 1 a: a usu. formal written agreement by which a person undertakes to perform a certain act (as appear in court or fulfill the obligations of a contract) or abstain from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure …   Law dictionary

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