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