What is the meaning of the word "bail"?

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  1. (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial copy to clipboard noun
    • the judge set bail at $10,000 copy to clipboard
  2. 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 copy to clipboard noun
    • They let you out on bail. copy to clipboard
  3. to deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period copy to clipboard verb
    • We bailed some goods. copy to clipboard
  4. to empty of water, typically with a bucket copy to clipboard verb
    • We need to bail out this canoe before we sink. copy to clipboard
  5. to release after a security has been paid copy to clipboard verb
    • We bailed out our troubled sibling. copy to clipboard
  6. to remove water from a vessel with a container copy to clipboard verb
    • We bailed frantically to prevent the rowboat from sinking. copy to clipboard
  7. to secure the release of someone by providing security copy to clipboard verb
    • I bailed them out after I got a call from the county jail. copy to clipboard

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