appeal bond
A bond that an appellate court may require from an appellant in a civil case to ensure payment of the costs of appeal; a bond required as a condition to bringing an appeal or staying execution of the judgment appealed from. Fed. R. App. P. 7. Cf. supersedeas bond. [Cases: Appeal and Error 373–395; Federal Courts 661, 687. C.J.S. Appeal and Error §§ 264, 288, 290–291, 295, 322–352.]