bail

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/beɪl/

verb 11noun 10name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

conditional, unconditional | police

VERB + BAIL

apply for

allow sb, give sb, grant (sb)

The judge allowed bail for the defendant after reviewing his employment record.

set

The court set bail at $10,000 for the defendant accused of theft.

get

The defendant managed to get bail after his lawyer presented new evidence to the judge.

oppose

The defendant's lawyer argued strongly, but the judge decided to oppose bail anyway.

refuse (sb)

post, put up, stand

His mother posted bail so he could leave the police station and go home.

free sb on, release sb on, remand sb on

The suspect was freed on bail while waiting for the trial to begin.

jump, skip

BAIL + NOUN

application | conditions

hostel

While awaiting trial, she stayed at a bail hostel in the city center.

PREP

(out) on ~

The suspect was arrested again while out on bail waiting for trial.

without ~

The judge decided to keep the suspect in custody without bail until the trial.

PHRASES

an application for bail

Definitions

noun

Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.

He was granted bail for £20000.

I ſuppoſe vve ſhall hardly Rehearſe the Comedy this Morning; for the Author vvas Arreſted as he vvas going home from King's Coffee-houſe; and, as I heard, it vvas for upvvards of Four Pound: I ſuppoſe he vvill hardly get Bail.

Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.

The person providing such payment.

A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.

The bail of a canoe […] made of a human skull.

A person who bails water out of a boat.

verb

To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.

For the first time, the arrests broadened beyond payments to police, with a Ministry of Defence employee and a member of the Armed forces held by police before also being bailed to a date in May.

To release a person under such guarantee.

To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment.

to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier

To remove (water) from a boat by scooping it out.

to bail water out of a boat

we had hard work to reach our haven, having to bail out the water with my straw hat.

To remove water from (a boat) by scooping it out.

to bail a boat

By the help of a small bucket and our hats we bailed her out.

verb

To leave or exit abruptly.

With his engine in flames, the pilot had no choice but to bail.

The Teacher Home Visit Program takes a huge commitment—time, energy, patience, diplomacy. Quite a few schools […] have tried it and bailed.

To fail to meet a commitment (to a person).

"No one bails on Bennie Milagros. No one, comprende? I'm gonna hold you to that midnight run — "

And I ain't got no help. Goddamn Fitch bails on me, scrambles over to Finance.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman

bond

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

bail out

To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.

Example Bank

He was granted bail for £20000.

Wiktionary

The Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution forbids excessive bail, and state bail laws are usually designed to prevent discrimination in setting bail.

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For the first time, the arrests broadened beyond payments to police, with a Ministry of Defence employee and a member of the Armed forces held by police before also being bailed to a date in May.

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to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier

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to bail water out of a boat

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bail is marked as slang, informal, UK, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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