security for costs

security for costs. Money, property, or a bond given to a court by a plaintiff or an appellant to secure the payment of court costs if that party loses. [Cases: Costs 105, 302; Federal Civil Procedure 2732. C.J.S. Costs §§ 59, 63; Criminal Law §§ 1742–1743.]

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