Synonyms: 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
Similar words: legal system
Definition: a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: recognisance, recognizance
Definition: (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
Synonyms: bail
Definition: remove (water) from a vessel with a container
Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment
Synonyms: bail
Definition: empty (a vessel) by bailing
Similar words: empty
Definition: make void or empty of contents
Usage: Empty the box; The alarm emptied the building
Synonyms: bail
Definition: secure the release of (someone) by providing security
Similar words: guarantee, vouch
Definition: give surety or assume responsibility
Usage: I vouch for the quality of my products
Synonyms: bail
Definition: deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
Similar words: deliver, fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, render
Definition: to surrender someone or something to another
Usage: the guard delivered the criminal to the police; render up the prisoners; render the town to the enemy; fork over the money
Synonyms: bail
Definition: release after a security has been paid
Similar words: release, liberate, loose, free, unloose, unloosen
Definition: grant freedom to; free from confinement