Definition of bail Bail
/bejĖl/ - [beyl] - bail
We found 54 definitions of bail from 9 different sources.
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What does bail mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: bails |
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| 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); "he is out on bail" | ||
| legal system a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| bail - (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"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman" | ||
| bail bond, bond | ||
| recognisance, recognizance (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited | ||
| criminal law the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment | ||
Verb |
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| bail - secure the release of (someone) by providing security | ||
| guarantee, vouch give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products" | ||
| bail - release after a security has been paid | ||
| unloose, unloosen, liberate, loose, release, free loosen the ties of; "unloose your sneakers" | ||
| bail - deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period | ||
| fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, render to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" | ||
| bail - remove (water) from a vessel with a container | ||
| take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
| bail remove (water) from a vessel with a container | ||
| bail - empty (a vessel) by bailing | ||
| bail remove (water) from a vessel with a container | ||
| empty become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bail (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. - bail (Noun)
Release from imprisonment on payment of such money. - bail (Noun)
The person providing such payment. - bail (Noun)
A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc. - bail (Noun)
A hoop, ring or handle especially of a kettle or bucket. - bail (Noun)
A stall for a cow or other animal usually tethered with a semi-circular hoop. - bail (Noun)
A hinged bar as a restraint for animals, or on a typewriter. - bail (Noun)
A frame to restrain a cow during milking. - bail (Noun)
A hoop, ring, or other object used to connect a pendant to a necklace. - bail (Noun)
One of the two wooden crosspieces that rest on top of the stumps to form a wicket. - bail (Noun)
Normally curved handle suspended between sockets as a drawer pull. This may also be on a kettle or pail, as the wire bail handle shown in the drawing. - bail (Verb)
To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail. - bail (Verb)
To release a person under such guarantee. - bail (Verb)
To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment. - bail (Verb)
To remove water from a boat by scooping it out. - bail (Verb)
To set free; to deliver; to release. - bail (Verb)
To exit quickly. - bail (Verb)
To fail to meet a commitment. - bail (Verb)
To secure the head of a cow during milking. - bail (Verb)
To confine. - bail (Verb)
To secure a cow by placing its head in a bail for milking.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- bail (n.)
A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat. - bail (v. t.)
To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to bail water out of a boat. - bail (v. t.)
To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express completeness; as, to bail a boat. - bail (v./t.)
To deliver; to release. - bail (v./t.)
To set free, or deliver from arrest, or out of custody, on the undertaking of some other person or persons that he or they will be responsible for the appearance, at a certain day and place, of the person bailed. - bail (v./t.)
To deliver, as goods in trust, for some special object or purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee, or person intrusted; as, to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier. - bail (n.)
Custody; keeping. - bail (n.)
The person or persons who procure the release of a prisoner from the custody of the officer, or from imprisonment, by becoming surely for his appearance in court. - bail (n.)
The security given for the appearance of a prisoner in order to obtain his release from custody of the officer; as, the man is out on bail; to go bail for any one. - bail (n.)
The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel, usually movable. - bail (n.)
A half hoop for supporting the cover of a carrier's wagon, awning of a boat, etc. - bail (n.)
A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense. - bail (n.)
The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space inclosed by it; the outer court. - bail (n.)
A certain limit within a forest. - bail (n.)
A division for the stalls of an open stable. - bail (n.)
The top or cross piece ( or either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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bail
bÄl, n. one who procures the release of an accused person by becoming guardian or security for his appearing in court: the security given: (Spens.) jurisdiction.āv.t. to set a person free by giving security for him: to release on the security of another.āadj. Bailā²able.āns. Bailā²-bond, a bond given by a prisoner and his surety upon being bailed; Bailā²-dock, Baleā²-dock, a room at the Old Bailey, London, in which prisoners were kept during the trials; Baileeā², one to whom goods are delivered in trust upon a contract; Bailā²er, one who delivers goods to another in trust; Bailā²ment, a delivery of goods in trust: the action of bailing a prisoner; Bailsā²man, one who gives bail for another.āTo accept, admit to, allow bail, are all said of the magistrate; the prisoner offers, surrenders to his bail; the one who provides it goes, gives, or stands bail.āTo give leg bail, to be beholden to one's legs for escape. [O. Fr. bail, jurisdictionābaillier, to control, deliver. Primarily implying 'custody' or 'charge,' the word became associated with Norm. Fr. bailler, to deliverāL. bajulus.] -
bail
bÄl, v.t. (rare) to confine.āTo bail up (Australia), to secure a cow's head during milking: to disarm travellers so as to be able to rob them without resistance. [Prob. conn. with the preceding word.] -
bail
bÄl, n. palisades, barriers: a pole separating horses in an open stable. [M. E.āO. Fr. baile, perh. from baillier, to enclose. Others suggest a derivation from L. baculum, a stick.] -
bail
bÄl, n. one of the cross pieces on the top of the wicket in cricket.ān. Bailā²er, a ball bowled so as to hit the bails. [Prob. conn. with the preceding word.] -
bail
bÄl, v.t. to clear (a boat) of water with bails or shallow buckets.ān. a man or instrument for bailing water out of a ship, pit, &c.āAlso spelled Bale. [Fr. baille, a bucket, perh. from Low L. bacula, dim. of baca.]
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bail
A surety. The cargo of a captured or detained vessel is not allowed to be taken on bail before adjudication without mutual consent. It was also a northern term for a beacon or signal.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer š„
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bail
A stout iron yoke placed over heavy guns and fitting closely over the ends of the trunnions, to which it is attached by pins in the axis of the trunnions; used to raise or lower the gun by means of the gin.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary š
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bail
Be bail and pay for it.
Wikipedia 
- Bail is money given to the court to guarantee that someone will go to their trial. If the person does not show up for their trial, the government gets to keep the money.
