- was released on bail
- came out of jail by paying a bond
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was released on bail
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bail — 01. The suspect has been released after paying $100,000 [bail]. 02. The alleged killer has been released on [bail], and is awaiting trial. 03. The man arrested for the attempted murder of a leading politician has been refused [bail] because the… … Grammatical examples in English
bail — 1 noun (U) 1 money left with a court of law to prove that a prisoner will return when their trial 1 (1) starts: release sb on bail/grant sb bail (=let someone out of prison when bail is paid): She was released on bail of $5000. | be on bail (=be… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bail — noun he was released on bail bail out bail someone out bail something out Syn: surety, security, assurance, indemnity, indemnification; bond, guarantee, pledge; archaic gage … Thesaurus of popular words
bail — [beɪl] noun [U] I money that is given to a court so that someone is allowed to stay out of prison until their trial She was released on bail later that day.[/ex] II verb bail [beɪl] bail sb out bail sb/sth out … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bail — noun he was released on bail Syn: surety, security, indemnity, bond, guarantee, pledge Phrases: bail out bail someone/something out … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
Bail — 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… … Wikipedia
bail — [[t]be͟ɪl[/t]] bails, bailing, bailed (The spelling bale is also used for meaning 5, and for meanings 1 and 3 of the phrasal verb.) 1) N UNCOUNT: oft on N Bail is a sum of money that an arrested person or someone else puts forward as a guarantee… … English dictionary
bail — ▪ I. bail bail 1 [beɪl] noun [uncountable] LAW 1. when someone who has been accused of a crime is allowed to remain free until their court case starts, usually because an amount of money has been given to the court which the court will keep if… … Financial and business terms
bail — 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… … Universalium
bail — bail1 [beıl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: keeping someone as a prisoner , from baillier to deliver, keep as a prisoner , from Medieval Latin bajulare to control , from Latin bajulus someone who carries loads ] 1.) [U] money left with … Dictionary of contemporary English
