| NOUN | possession | bail, bail bond, bond | (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial |
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| cognition | bail | 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) | |
| VERB | social | bail | release after a security has been paid |
| possession | bail | deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period | |
| communication | bail | secure the release of (someone) by providing security | |
| change | bail | empty (a vessel) by bailing | |
| change | bail | remove (water) from a vessel with a container |
| Sounds | bey'l | |
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| Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl... | |
| Meaning | (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial. | |
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| Example | "the judge set bail at $10,000" | |
| Synonyms | bail bond, bond | |
| Category | criminal law | The body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment |
| Broader | recognizance, recognisance | (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law |
| Spanish | caución, fianza | |
| Catalan | fiança | |
| Verbs | bail | release after a security has been paid |
| Meaning | 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). | |
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| Example | "he is out on bail" | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | legal system | A system for interpreting and enforcing the laws |
| Spanish | fianza | |
| Verbs | bail | secure the release of (someone) by providing security |
| bail | release after a security has been paid | |
| Meaning | Release after a security has been paid. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose | grant freedom to |
| Similar to | bail | Secure the release of (someone) by providing security |
| Adjectives | bailable | admitting of bail |
| Nouns | bail | 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) |
| bail | (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial | |
| Meaning | deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render | To surrender / surrender someone or something to another |
| Nouns | bailee | the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered |
| bailment | the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee | |
| Meaning | Secure the release of (someone) by providing security. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | guarantee, vouch | Give surety or assume responsibility |
| Similar to | bail | Release after a security has been paid |
| Adjectives | bailable | admitting of bail |
| Nouns | bail | 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) |
| bailor | the person who delivers personal property (goods or money) in trust to the bailee in a bailment | |
| Meaning | Empty (a vessel) by bailing. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | empty | make void or empty of contents |
| Similar to | bail | Remove (water) from a vessel with a container |
| Meaning | Remove (water) from a vessel with a container. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Similar to | bail | Empty (a vessel) by bailing |
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