Definitions for bounty hunter
boun·ty hunter

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1. bounty hunternoun

   someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered

2. bounty hunternoun

   a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty

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1. bounty hunternoun

   A person who catches criminals and brings them to the police in return for a reward.

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1. Bounty hunter

   A bounty hunter is a private agent working for bail bonds who captures fugitives or criminals for a commission or bounty. The occupation, officially known as bail enforcement agent, or fugitive recovery agent, has traditionally operated outside the legal constraints that govern police officers and other agents of the state. This is because a bail agreement between a defendant and a bail bondsman is essentially a civil contract that is incumbent upon the bondsman to enforce. As a result, bounty hunters hired by a bail bondsman enjoy significant legal privileges, such as forcibly entering a defendant's home without probable cause or a search warrant; however, since they are not police officers, bounty hunters are legally exposed to liabilities that normally exempt agents of the state—as these immunities enable police to perform their designated functions effectively without fear—and everyday citizens approached by a bounty hunter are neither required to answer their questions nor allowed to be detained. Bounty hunters are typically independent contractors paid a commission of the total bail amount that is owed by the fugitive; they provide their own PLI and only get paid if they are able to find the "skip" and bring them in. Bounty hunting is a vestige of common law which was created during the Middle Ages. Bounty hunters primarily draw their legal imprimatur from an 1872 Supreme Court decision, Taylor v. Taintor. The practice historically existed in many parts of the world; however, as of the 21st century, it is found almost exclusively in the United States as the practice is illegal under the laws of most other countries. State laws vary widely as to the legality of the practice; Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, and Wisconsin have outlawed commercial bail bonds, while Wyoming offers few (if any) regulations governing the practice.

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1. bounty hunter

   A bounty hunter is a professional person who captures fugitives or criminals for a monetary reward, also known as a bounty. The occupation is often seen in jurisdictions that permit the bail bondsman system, and the bounty hunter is hired by the bail bondsman to locate, apprehend, and bring the fugitive to justice.

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1. Bounty hunter

   A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward. Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent. Sometimes, such an individual is referred to as a bounty killer if a murder is required to collect the bounty.

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How to pronounce bounty hunter?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bounty hunter in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bounty hunter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of bounty hunter in a Sentence

1. Stew Peters:

   You learn to be a cop by being a cop and you don’t learn to be a bounty hunter in a classroom, either. The bounty hunter added that there should be more initial field training as a requirement. Warrant service is easily the most dangerous part of law enforcement.

2. Peggy Mayfield:

   A bail agent can go get the defendant and haul him back to jail, you know it commonly as a bounty hunter. Charitable bail has no authority to make that person go to court.

3. Stew Peters:

   I think it’s a bit ridiculous to need a degree, you learn to be a cop by being a cop and you don’t learn to be a bounty hunter in a classroom, either. The bounty hunter added that there should be more initial field training as a requirement. Warrant service is easily the most dangerous part of law enforcement.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bounty hunter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bounty_Hunter
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounty_Hunter
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bounty hunter