bail
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5.3
- noun
- /beɪl/
- Specialized
:
fianza
- Bail may be posted either in cash or by bail bondsman.
- bail money
- released on bail
- set bail
So when I got out on bail, Samira, my daughter was born.
- So when I got out on bail, Samira, my daughter was born.
- Sam Bankman Freed was denied bail by the court in the Bahamas.
- They've said that you're not we don't need bail if you're accused of certain acts.
- But no, cash bail is a massive overcorrection.
- The judge agreed and gave us no bail.
- But the people in Suffolk County who were there who can't pay bail are being abused, right?
- And they went, they were nicked and were on bail.
- There's a, there's a major movement to reduce bails.
- Well, I got indicted in December of that year and no bail.
- Well, that night she was released from Cannero Police Station with this bail warrant.
- And they carried on with having him under arrest, put him on bail.
- HI, was on bail for months for that.
- So I said well get bail, she'd get bail possession.
- So that was that was them two I was on bail for.
Examples
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The judge set the amount of bail at $5,000 for the defendant.
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Why is he being held without bail?
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- Gonna be out on bail in the morning.
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I had to post bail.
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How much do I owe you for my bail?
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Bail is set at $300.
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For these defendants, the bail hearing was the critical stage of criminal proceedings.
Academic text (2017) -
They posted bail, they're going to be out soon.
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They're asking seventy-five dollars bail.
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Sam Bankman Freed was denied bail by the court in the Bahamas.
Synonyms
81
6.7
Money paid to a court to guarantee an accused person returns
4
6.6
A written promise to pay money if a person accused of a crime does not go to court
Compounds
- Formal
4
6.6
A written promise to pay money if a person accused of a crime does not go to court
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bail (money) comes from an old word about 'handing over' or 'keeping' someone in the care of the court and is related to the word bailiff. So bail is the money you give to the court to let someone leave jail while promising they will come back for trial.