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  • 21commissioners of bail — Officers appointed to take recognizances of bail in civil cases …

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  • 22Star Wars (radio) — An expanded radio dramatization of the original Star Wars trilogy was produced in 1981, 1983, and 1996. The first two radio series, based on and , were produced and broadcast by National Public Radio as part of NPR Playhouse . A dramatization of… …

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  • 23bailable process — Such as requires the officer to take bail, after arresting the defendant. That under which the sheriff is directed to arrest the defendant and is required by law to discharge him upon his tendering suitable bail as security for his appearance …

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  • 24bailable process — Such as requires the officer to take bail, after arresting the defendant. That under which the sheriff is directed to arrest the defendant and is required by law to discharge him upon his tendering suitable bail as security for his appearance …

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  • 25Constable — For other uses, see Constable (disambiguation). A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. Contents 1 Etymology 2 Historical… …

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  • 26vadium ponere — To take pledges; to take bail …

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  • 27paratum habeo — /pareytam hasbiyow/ I have him in readiness. The return by the sheriff to a capias ad respondendum, signifying that he has the defendant in readiness to be brought into court. This was a fiction, where the defendant was at large. Afterwards he… …

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  • 28vadium ponere — /veyd(i)yam pownariy/ To take bail for the appearance of a person in a court of justice …

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  • 29bailable process — Process under which an officer may take bail and release a person arrested from custody …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 30bale — bail, bale 1. The spelling bail (ultimately from Old French bailler ‘to take charge of’) is always used with reference to securing the release of a person with an undertaking to return to court on an appointed day. Figuratively, too, a person or… …

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