bail
noun
1. (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
- the judge set bail at $10,000
Similar word(s): bond
Definition categories: possession, recognizance
2. 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)
- he is out on bail
Definition categories: thought
verb
1. release after a security has been paid
Definition categories: social, free, liberate, loose, release, unloose, unloosen
2. deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
Definition categories: possession, deliver, render
3. secure the release of (someone) by providing security
Definition categories: communication, guarantee, vouch
4. empty (a vessel) by bailing
Definition categories: change, empty
5. remove (water) from a vessel with a container
Definition categories: change, remove, take, withdraw
Sentences with bail as a verb:
- to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier
- to bail water out of a boat
- to bail a boat
- With his engine in flames, the pilot had no choice but to bail.