bail

Noun

bail (plural: bails)

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 on payment of such money.
3. The person providing such payment.
4. (cricket) One of the two wooden crosspieces that rest on top of the stumps to form a wicket.
5. A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.

4 letters in word "bail": A B I L.

No anagrams for bail found in this word list.

Words found within bail:

ab ai ail al alb ba bal bi la lab li lib

• Definitions:
• release after a security has been paid deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period secure the release of (someone) by providing security empty (a vessel) by bailing (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" remove (water) from a vessel with a container 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"
• The word bail as a legal term means:*Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.**As a verb: to secure the release of an arrested person otherwise known to "bail" out. ...
• In the sport of cricket, a bail is one of the two smaller sticks placed on top of the three stumps to form a wicket. ...
• A metal finding that is folded closed, from which a pendant, watch, stone, etc., may be hung from a chain or cord.
• Money or property promised or given to the court as security when a defendant is released before and during his or her trial with the agreement that he or she will return to court when ordered to do so. ...
• Money or other security (such as a bail bond) provided to the court to temporarily allow a person's release from jail and assure their appearance in court. "Bail" and "Bond" are often used interchangeably. (Applies mainly to state courts.)
• A thing of value -- for example, money or the deed to a house -- given to the court to ensure a defendant's appearance in court. If the defendant appears at all court proceedings as required, the bail is returned at the end of the case, subject to all outstanding costs being paid. ...
• To remove water from the boat.
• A metal loop used for connecting a pendant, watch, stone or other jewelry piece to a chain or cord.
• To empty water from a kayak by scooping it out with a pail or pumping it out with a bilge pump.
• Security given for the release of the accused to ensure his appearance in court.
• metal triangle used to attach a bead or a pendant to a necklace
• Metal, semicircular arm on an open-face spinning reel that engages the line after a cast.
• In criminal cases, a sum of money posted by or on behalf of a defendant to guarantee his appearance in court after being released from jail;
• When a person charged with a crime applies to the court for liberation on bail. The prosecutor is entitled to be heard, and to seek a refusal of bail. The crimes of murder and treason are not bailable.
• reverse arch handle or drawer pull hanging downward from pins attached to a backplate.
• A system where a sum of money is deposed in a court to ensure that an individual returns to the court to have his case tried.
• the amount of money that a Judge determines is sufficient to release an accused and assure his/her attendance at later hearings. The accused must post a portion of the bond or is liable for losing the total amount if the accused fails to appear for court.
• An amount of money determined by the judge.
• Money or other form of security given to gain a person's release from custody. A bail bond is one form of security. In such circumstances, it is always accurate to say someone was released on bail; it may be inaccurate, however, to say that person was released on bond.
• The deposit money, property, or bond that is put up by, or on behalf of, an arrested person to secure his or her release from jail before or after court proceedings begin. ...
• cash or equivalent value posted with the court to secure the release of a criminal defendant until the case is resolved.
• The money or property put up by a person for release from jail until court.
• (Lease): The terms of tenancy are set out in a written contract, the lease, which determines the legal conditions between the landlord/landlady and the tenant at the moment of moving in and for the future. ...
• the metal hook attached to the top of a pendant through which a chain or cord is threaded.
• A metal wire formed into a semi-circle to serve as a container handle. Ends fit into the ears on a general line can.
• A written obligation with or without collateral security, given to a court to guarantee appearance before the court.
• Temporary release of a defendant prior to trial, usually backed by some form of security.

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