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bail ¹  (bl)

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.

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.

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[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.]

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bailer n.

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bail ²  (bl)

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.

n.

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.

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

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bailer n.

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bail 3  (bl) 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. [Middle English beil, perhaps from Old English *bgel or of Scandinavian origin; see bheug- in Indo-European roots.]

bail3 covered wagon

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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]

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bail ² or bale

Verb

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

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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]

Thesaurus

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

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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)

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bail ² or bale

verb scoop, empty, dip, ladle, drain off

Translations

bail [beɪl] n → fianza

vt [+ prisoner] (also: grant bail to) → poner en libertad bajo fianza [+ boat] (also: bail out) → achicar;

on bail [prisoner] → bajo fianza;

to be released on bail → ser puesto en libertad bajo fianza;

to bail sb out → pagar la fianza de algn see also bale

bail [beɪl] n → caution f

vt [+ prisoner] (also: grant bail to) → mettre en liberté sous caution [+ boat] (also: bail out) → écoper;

to be released on bail → être libéré(e) sous caution see bale

bail out vt [+ prisoner] → payer la caution de

bail [beɪl] n (Law) (payment) → Kaution f;

(000) (release) → Freilassung f gegen Kaution

vt (prisoner) → gegen Kaution freilassen;

(boat) (also: bail out) → ausschöpfen;

to be on bail → gegen Kaution freigelassen sein;

to be released on bail → gegen Kaution freigelassen werden see also bale

bail out vt (prisoner) → gegen Kaution freibekommen;

(firm, friend) → aus der Patsche helfen +dat

bail [beɪl] n → cauzione f

vt [+ prisoner] (also: to grant bail to) → concedere la libertà provvisoria su cauzione a;

(NAUT) (also: bail out) see bale out;

to be released on bail → essere rilasciato/a su cauzione

bail out vt [+ prisoner] → ottenere la libertà provvisoria su cauzione di;

(fig) → tirare fuori dai guai

vi see bale out

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bail¹

n bail [beil]

a sum of money which is given to a court of law to get an untried prisoner out of prison until the time of his trial, and which acts as security for his return bail of $500. borgtog كَفالَه гаранция (soudní) kauce kaution die Kaution εγγύηση (για αποφυλάκιση) fianza kautsjon وثیقه takuut caution לְשַׁחרֵר בְּעַרבוּת जमानत, प्रतिभूति jamčevina óvadék uang jaminan trygging cauzione 保釈金 보석금 užstatas galvojums; drošības nauda ikat jamin borg kausjon; løslatelse mot kausjon kaucja fiança cauţiune залог kaucia jamščina kaucija borgen ค่าประกันตัว kefalet, kefalet ücreti 保釋金 порука ضمانت tiền bảo lãnh 保释金

bail out

1 to set (a person) free by giving such money to a court of law He was bailed out by his father. borgtog betaal يَكْفَل، يُطْلَق سَراحُه بالكَفالَه плащам гаранция dosáhnout propuštění na kauci løslade mod kaution jemanden auslösen αποφυλακίζω κπ. πληρώνοντας εγγύηση pagar fianza kautsjoni vastu vabastama آزاد کردن با پرداخت وجه تعیین شده maksaa takuut fournir une caution pour qqn לְשַׁחרֵר בְּעַרבוּת किसी का जमानत पर छूटना osloboditi jamčevinom óvadék ellenében szabadlábra helyez membebaskan dengan jaminan leysa út með tryggingarfé far uscire su cauzione 保釈する 보석시키다 išlaisvinti už užstatą atbrīvot pret galvojumu/drošības naudu diikat jamin staan voor borg løslate mot kausjon; stille kausjon for zapłacić kaucję (za) afiançar a elibera pe cauţiune освобождать под залог prepustiť na kauciu položiti kavcijo platiti kauciju betala borgen för ประกันตัว kefaletle serbest bıraktırmak 把某人保釋出來 брати на поруки ضمانت پر رہا ہونا bảo lãnh 把某人保出来

2 (American) to parachute from a plane in an emergency. uitspring يَقْفِزُ بالمِظَلَّه скачам с парашут vyskočit s padákem springe ud i faldskærm mit dem Fallschirm abspringen πέφτω από αεροπλάνο με αλεξίπτωτο σε περίπτωση κινδύνου lanzarse en paracaídas lennukist langevarjuga välja hüppama پریدن با چتر نجات در مواقع ضروری sauter לִצְנוֹח מִמָטוֹס שֶׁנִפגַע आपात में विमान से पैराशूट से उतरना iskočiti padobranom ejtőernyővel kiugrik terjun dengan parasut dalam keadaan darurat lanciarsi col paracadute* パラシュートで脱出する (비행기에서) 낙하산으로 탈출하다 iššokti parašiutu izlēkt ar izpletni terjun keluar met parachute uit een vliegtuig springen hoppe ut i fallskjerm wyskoczyć z samolotu na spadochronie saltar выбрасывать с парашютом núdzovo vyskočiť s padákom skočiti s padalom iskočiti iz padobrana u slučaju nužde hoppa med (rädda sig i) fallskärm กระโดดร่มหนี paraşütle atlamak 跳傘 викидатися з парашутом ہنگامی حالت میں طیارے سے بذریعہ پیراشوٹ باہر آنا۔ nhảy dù khỏi máy bay hỏng) 跳伞

See also bale out under bale²