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- Dictionarybail/beɪl/
noun
- 1. either of the two crosspieces bridging the stumps, which the bowler and fielders try to dislodge with the ball to get the batter out: "the Lancashire captain was at full stretch as the wicketkeeper took off the bails"
- 2. a bar on a typewriter or computer printer which holds the paper steady.
verb
- 1. confront (someone) with the intention of robbing them: "they bailed up Mr Dyason and demanded his money"
- 2. secure (a cow) during milking.
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BAIL definition: 1. an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that…. Learn more.
May 27, 2015 · In the legal system, the term bail refers to a process in which an individual arrested for a crime is required to pay a specified amount of money to be released from police custody.
1. law : the temporary release of a prisoner in exchange for security (see security sense 2a) given for the prisoner's appearance at a later hearing. being held without bail. The suspect is now out on bail. 2.
noun. us / beɪl / uk / beɪl / bail noun (MONEY) Add to word list. [ U ] an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial: on bail He was out on bail awaiting trial.
1. To secure the release of by providing security. 2. To release (a person) for whom security has been paid. 3. Informal To extricate from a difficult situation: always bailing you out of trouble. Idioms: jump/skip bail. To fail to appear in court and so forfeit one's bail. make bail.
When you bail (verb) someone out of jail, you post money, also known as bail (noun), to assure the authorities that person won't try to run away before going to trial. As a noun, bail means bond money.
verb (used without object) to clear a boat of water, as with a bucket: They flipped the canoe back to its upright position and started bailing rapidly. to make a parachute jump from an airplane (often followed by out ). to give up on or abandon something, as to evade a responsibility (often followed by out ):
Bail is a sum of money that an arrested person or someone else puts forward as a guarantee that the arrested person will attend their trial in a law court. If the arrested person does not attend it, the money will be lost.
Definition of bail noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BAIL definition: 1. an arrangement in which money is paid to a court so that someone can be released from prison…. Learn more.
