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  • 1bail — 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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  • 2Bail — Traditionally, bail is some form of property deposited or pledged to a court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail (and be guilty of the crime of… …

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  • 3bail — bail1 /bayl/, Law. n. 1. property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time. 2. the person who agrees to be liable if someone released from custody does not return at an appointed time. 3. the… …

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  • 4Bail bondsman — A bail bond agent, or bondsman, is any person or corporation which will act as a surety and pledge money or property as bail for the appearance of a criminal defendant in court. Although banks, insurance companies and other similar institutions… …

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  • 5take away — verb 1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state (Freq. 5) Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands The car carried us off to the meeting I ll take you away… …

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  • 6bail — bail1 noun 1》 the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money is lodged to guarantee their appearance in court. 2》 money paid by or for such a person as security. verb release or secure the… …

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  • 7bail — 1. n. & v. n. 1 money etc. required as security against the temporary release of a prisoner pending trial. 2 a person or persons giving such security. v.tr. (usu. foll. by out) 1 release or secure the release of (a prisoner) on payment of bail. 2 …

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  • 8bail — There are now three distinct words bail in English, although they may all be related. Bail ‘money deposited as a guarantee when released’ [14] comes from Old French bail, a derivative of the verb baillier ‘take charge of, carry’, whose source was …

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  • 9bail — There are now three distinct words bail in English, although they may all be related. Bail ‘money deposited as a guarantee when released’ [14] comes from Old French bail, a derivative of the verb baillier ‘take charge of, carry’, whose source was …

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  • 10bail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. security, bond, pledge; guarantee, surety. bail out II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bond, security, surety, recognizance, pledge, pawn, hostage, warrant, guaranty, collateral. v. 1. [To dip] Syn. scoop, spoon …

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