bail
Noun
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(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial (synset 113371991)
"the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"referred to in: criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishmentis a type of: 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
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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) (synset 105912039)
"he is out on bail"referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: legal system - a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws
Verb
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Release after a security has been paid (synset 202426849)
is a type of: free, liberate, loose, release, unloose, unloosen - grant freedom to; free from confinementverb group: bail - secure the release of (someone) by providing security
- Deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period (synset 202298693)
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Secure the release of (someone) by providing security (synset 200891924)
verb group: bail - release after a security has been paid
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Empty (a vessel) by bailing (synset 200177146)
is a type of: empty - make void or empty of contentsverb group: bail - remove (water) from a vessel with a container
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Remove (water) from a vessel with a container (synset 200177021)
is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstractverb group: bail - empty (a vessel) by bailing
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