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Bail

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Noun

1. bail, bail bond, bond

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

Example Sentences:
'the judge set bail at $10,000'
'a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman'

2. bail

the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)

Example Sentences:
'he is out on bail'

Verb

3. bail

release after a security has been paid

4. bail

deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period

5. bail

secure the release of (someone) by providing security

6. bail

empty (a vessel) by bailing

7. bail

remove (water) from a vessel with a container

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bail

see synonyms of bail
noun
1. 
a sum of money by which a person is bound to take responsibility for the appearance in court of another person or himself or herself, forfeited if the person fails to appear
2. 
the person or persons so binding themselves; surety
3. 
the system permitting release of a person from custody where such security has been taken
he was released on bail
4.  jump bail
5.  stand bail
verb (transitive)
6. (often foll by out)
to release or obtain the release of (a person) from custody, security having been made
verb
(often foll by out)
to remove (water) from (a boat)
noun
1. cricket
either of two small wooden bars placed across the tops of the stumps to form the wicket
2. agriculture
a. 
a partition between stalls in a stable or barn, for horses
b. 
a portable dairy house built on wheels or skids
3. Australian and New Zealand
a framework in a cowshed used to secure the head of a cow during milking
noun
1. 
the semicircular handle of a kettle, bucket, etc
2. 
a semicircular support for a canopy
3. 
a movable bar on a typewriter that holds the paper against the platen

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Bail

see synonyms of bail
noun
1. 
money, a bond, etc. deposited with the court to obtain the temporary release of an arrested person on the assurance that the person will obey the court's orders, as by appearing for trial
2. 
the release thus brought about
3. 
the person or persons giving bail
verb transitive
4. 
to deliver (goods) in trust for a special purpose
5. 
to set (an arrested person) free on bail or have (an arrested person) set free by giving bail
often with out
6. 
to help out of financial or other difficulty
often with out
noun
1. 
a bucket or scoop for dipping up water and removing it from a boat
verb intransitive, verb transitive
2. 
to remove water from (a boat) as with a bail
3. 
to dip out (water, etc.) as with a bail
noun
1. 
a hoop-shaped support for holding up the cloth of a canopy, etc.
2. 
a hoop-shaped handle for a bucket, kettle, etc.
3. 
a bar on a typewriter to hold the paper against the platen
noun
1.  Chiefly British
a bar or pole to keep animals separate in a barn
2.  Cricket
either of two sticks laid across the three stumps to form a wicket

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bail

see synonyms of bail
n.
1. Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
2. Release from imprisonment provided by the payment of such money.
3. A person who provides this security.
tr.v. bailed, bail·ing, bails
1. To secure the release of by providing security.
2. To release (a person) for whom security has been paid.
3. Informal To extricate from a difficult situation: always bailing you out of trouble.
v. bailed, bail·ing, bails
v.tr.
1. To remove (water) from a boat by repeatedly filling a container and emptying it over the side.
2. To empty (a boat) of water by bailing.
v.intr.
1. To empty a boat of water by bailing.
2. To parachute from an aircraft; eject. Often used with out: bailed out of the damaged airplane at the last possible moment.
3. To abandon a project or enterprise. Often used with out: The investors bailed out when it looked as though the company was going to be unprofitable.
n.
A container used for emptying water from a boat.
n.
1. The arched hooplike handle of a container, such as a pail.
2. An arch or hoop, such as one of those used to support the top of a covered wagon.
3. A hinged bar on a typewriter that holds the paper against the platen.
4. The pivoting U-shaped part of a fishing reel that guides the line onto the spool during rewinding.
5. A small loop, usually of metal, attached to a pendant to enable it to be strung on a necklace or bracelet.
n.
1. Chiefly British A pole or bar used to confine or separate animals.
2. Sports One of the two crossbars that form the top of a wicket used in the game of cricket.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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