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• bail — I. noun Etymology: Middle English baille, from Anglo French, bucket, from Medieval Latin bajula water vessel, from feminine of Latin bajulus porter, carrier Date: 14th century a container used to remove water from a boat II. verb Date: 1613… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bail — 1 / bāl/ n [Anglo French, act of handing over, delivery of a prisoner into someone s custody in exchange for security, from bailler to hand over, entrust, from Old French, from Latin bajulare to carry (a burden)] 1: the temporary release of a… …   Law 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 bondsman — A bail bond agent, or bondsman, is any person or corporation which will act as a surety and pledge money or property as bail for the appearance of a criminal defendant in court. Although banks, insurance companies and other similar institutions… …   Wikipedia

• bail — I. /beɪl / (say bayl) noun 1. (in criminal proceedings) the release of a prisoner from legal custody into the custody of persons acting as sureties, undertaking to produce the prisoner to the court at a later date or forfeit the security… …  

• 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 — I n 1.Low. surety, bond, bail bond, warranty, security, collateral, guarantee, deposit; pledge, plight, sponsorship. 2. bailor, bondsman, sponsor, backer, backup, custodian. 3. go or stand bail for bail out, bond, get [s.o.] out on bail, put up… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• bail — To procure release of one charged with an offense by insuring his future attendance in court and compelling him to remain within jurisdiction of court. Manning v. State ex rel. Williams, 190 Okl. 65, 120 P.2d 980, 981. To deliver the defendant to …   Black's law dictionary

• bail — To procure release of one charged with an offense by insuring his future attendance in court and compelling him to remain within jurisdiction of court. Manning v. State ex rel. Williams, 190 Okl. 65, 120 P.2d 980, 981. To deliver the defendant to …   Black's law dictionary

• bail bond — A three party contract which involves state, accused and surety and under which surety guarantees state that accused will appear at subsequent proceedings. Accredited Surety & Cas. Co., Inc. v. State, for Use and Benefit of Hillsborough County,… …   Black's law dictionary

• bail bond — A three party contract which involves state, accused and surety and under which surety guarantees state that accused will appear at subsequent proceedings. Accredited Surety & Cas. Co., Inc. v. State, for Use and Benefit of Hillsborough County,… …   Black's law dictionary