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Noun bail has 2 senses
- bail, bail bond, bond - (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"
--1 is a kind of recognizance, recognisance
- 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"
--2 is a kind of legal system
Verb bail has 5 senses
- bail - release after a security has been paid
--1 is one way to free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- bail - deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
--2 is one way to hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, get in, deliver, render
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- bail - secure the release of (someone) by providing security
--3 is one way to guarantee, vouch
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- bail - empty (a vessel) by bailing
--4 is one way to empty
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- bail - remove (water) from a vessel with a container
--5 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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