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bail   (TTS Sound)

The noun bail has 2 senses

• 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; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman")


• 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); "he is out on bail")

The verb bail has 5 senses

• bail -- (release after a security has been paid)


• bail -- (deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period)


• bail -- (secure the release of (someone) by providing security)


• bail -- (empty (a vessel) by bailing)


• bail -- (remove (water) from a vessel with a container)