bail

bail¹ (b

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.

4. To transfer (property) to another for a special purpose but without permanent transference of ownership.

Idiom:

jump/skip bail

To fail to appear in court and so forfeit one's bail.

[Middle English, custody, from Old French, from baillier, to take charge of, from Latin biulre, to carry a load, from biulus, carrier of a burden.]

bailer n.

bail² (b

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.

To empty a boat of water by bailing.

A container used for emptying water from a boat.

Phrasal Verb:

bail out

1. To parachute from an aircraft; eject.

2. To abandon a project or enterprise.

[From Middle English baille, bucket, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *biula, water container, from Latin biulre, to carry a load.]

bailer n.

bail³ (b

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.

[Middle English beil, perhaps from Old English *bgel or of Scandinavian origin; see bheug- in Indo-European roots.]

bail³

covered wagon

bail ¹ Law

Noun

1. a sum of money deposited with the court as security for a person's reappearance in court

2. the person giving such security

3. jump bail to fail to reappear in court after bail has been paid

4. stand or go bail to act as surety for someone

Verb

(foll. by out)to obtain the release of (a person) from custody by depositing money with the court [Old French: custody]

bail ² or bale

Verb

bail out to remove water from (a boat) See also bail out [Old French baille bucket]

bail ³

Noun

1. Cricket either of two small wooden bars across the tops of the stumps

2. a partition between stalls in a stable or barn

3. Austral & NZ a framework in a cow shed used to secure the head of a cow during milking

4. a movable bar on a typewriter that holds the paper against the roller [Old French baile stake]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	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 criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment 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
	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); "he is out on bail" legal system - a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb	1.	bail - release after a security has been paid bail - secure the release of (someone) by providing security free, loose, unloose, unloosen, release, liberate - grant freedom to; free from confinement
	2.	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"
	3.	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
	4.	bail - empty (a vessel) by bailing bail - remove (water) from a vessel with a container empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
	5.	bail - remove (water) from a vessel with a container remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" bail - empty (a vessel) by bailing

bail ¹

noun Law security, bond, guarantee, pledge, warranty, surety, guaranty

bail out escape, withdraw, get away, retreat, make your getaway, break free or out, make or effect your escape

bail something or someone out (Informal) save, help, free, release, aid, deliver, recover, rescue, get out, relieve, liberate, salvage, set free, save the life of, extricate, save (someone's) bacon Brit. (informal)

bail ² or bale

verb scoop, empty, dip, ladle, drain off

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