Main entry: bail
Definition: 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)
Usage: he is out on bail
Main entry: bond, bail, bail bond
Definition: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
Usage: the judge set bail at $10,000; a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman
Main entry: bail
Definition: remove (water) from a vessel with a container
Main entry: bail
Definition: empty (a vessel) by bailing
Main entry: bail
Definition: secure the release of (someone) by providing security
Main entry: bail
Definition: deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
Main entry: bail
Definition: release after a security has been paid