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Definitions for Bail

[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 state of release upon being bailed.
[4] on bail, released or free as a result of having posted bond: He was out on bail within 10 hours of his arrest.
[5] to grant or obtain the liberty of (a person under arrest) on security given for his or her appearance when required, as in court for trial.
[6] to deliver possession of (goods) for storage, hire, or other special purpose, without transfer of ownership.
[7] go /stand bail for , to provide bail for: They spent the night in jail because no one would stand bail for them.
[8] jump bail , to abscond while free on bail: The suspect jumped bail and is now being sought.
[9] the semicircular handle of a kettle or pail.
[10] a hooplike support, as for the canvas cover on a Conestoga wagon.
[11] a metal band or bar equipped with rollers for holding a sheet or sheets of paper against the platen of a printing press, typewriter, etc.
[12] to dip (water) out of a boat, as with a bucket.
[13] to clear of water by dipping (usually followed by out ): to bail out a boat.
[14] to bail water.
[15] Also bail·er. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
[16] bail out , to make a parachute jump from an airplane. to relieve or assist (a person, company, etc.) in an emergency situation, especially a financial crisis: The corporation bailed out its failing subsidiary through a series of refinancing operations. to give up on or abandon something, as to evade a responsibility: His partner bailed out before the business failed.
[17] Cricket . either of the two small bars or sticks laid across the tops of the stumps which form the wicket.
[18] British , Australian . a bar, framework, partition, or the like, for confining or separating cows, horses, etc., in a stable.
[19] bails, Obsolete . the wall of an outer court of a feudal castle.
[20] bail up , Australian . to confine a cow for milking, as in a bail. to force (one) to surrender or identify oneself or to state one's business. to waylay or rob (someone).
[21] a sum of money by which a person is bound to take responsibility for the appearance in court of another person or himself or herself, forfeited if the person fails to appear
[22] the person or persons so binding themselves; surety
[23] the system permitting release of a person from custody where such security has been taken he was released on bail
[24] jump bail or formal forfeit bail to fail to appear in court to answer to a charge
[25] stand bail or go bail to act as surety (for someone)
[26] (often foll by out) to release or obtain the release of (a person) from custody, security having been made
[27] (often foll by out) to remove (water) from (a boat)
[28] cricket either of two small wooden bars placed across the tops of the stumps to form the wicket
[29] agriculture a partition between stalls in a stable or barn, for horses a portable dairy house built on wheels or skids
[30] Australian and NZ a framework in a cowshed used to secure the head of a cow during milking
[31] See bail up
[32] the semicircular handle of a kettle, bucket, etc
[33] a semicircular support for a canopy
[34] a movable bar on a typewriter that holds the paper against the platen

Words related to Bail

warrant, bond, warranty, collateral, pledge, pawn, security, surety, guarantee, recognizance

Words nearby Bail

baiae, baidarka, baigneuse, baikal, baikonur, bail, bail bond, bail bondsman, bail out, bail up, bailable

Origin of Bail

41350–1400; Middle English baile < Old French < Latin bacula, plural of baculum stick

Word origin for Bail

C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse beygja to bend

Synonyms for Bail

bond, warrant, collateral, guarantee, pawn, pledge, recognizance, security, surety, warranty