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bails

 
Noun bail has 2 senses
  1. 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
    Derived form: verb bail1
  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"
    --2 is a kind of
    legal system
    Derived forms: verb bail1, verb bail3
Verb bail has 5 senses
  1. bail - release after a security has been paid
    --1 is one way to
    free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
    Derived forms: noun bail1, noun bail2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. 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
    Derived forms: noun bailment1, noun bailee1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. bail - secure the release of (someone) by providing security
    --3 is one way to
    guarantee, vouch
    Derived forms: noun bailor1, noun bail2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  4. bail - empty (a vessel) by bailing
    --4 is one way to
    empty
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. 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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