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 state of release upon being bailed.
4.
on bail, released or free as a result of having posted bond: He was out on bail within 10 hours of his arrest.
–verb (used with object)
5.
to grant or obtain the liberty of (a person under arrest) on security given for his or her appearance when required, as in court for trial.
6.
to deliver possession of (goods) for storage, hire, or other special purpose, without transfer of ownership.
—Idioms
7.
go or stand bail for, to provide bail for: They spent the night in jail because no one would stand bail for them.
8.
jump bail, to abscond while free on bail: The suspect jumped bail and is now being sought.
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME bayle < AF bail custody, charge < OF, n. deriv. of baillier to hand over < L bāiulāre to serve as porter v. deriv. of bāiulus porter, perh. an Imperial L borrowing from Moesia < *ba(r)i̯- carry (akin to Albanian m-ba hold) < *bhor-i̯-; see bear1]
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME beyl, perh. < ON; cf. ON beyglast to become bent, equiv. to baug(r) ring (see bee2) + *-il n. suffix + -ast middle inf. suffix]
to clear of water by dipping (usually fol. by out): to bail out a boat.
–verb (used without object)
3.
to bail water.
–noun
4.
Also, bailer.a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
—Verb phrase
5.
bail out,
a.
to make a parachute jump from an airplane.
b.
to relieve or assist (a person, company, etc.) in an emergency situation, esp. a financial crisis: The corporation bailed out its failing subsidiary through a series of refinancing operations.
c.
to give up on or abandon something, as to evade a responsibility: His partner bailed out before the business failed.
"bond money," 1485, developed from "temporary release from jail" (1466), and that from earlier meaning "captivity, custody" (1259). From O.Fr. baillier "control, guard, deliver," from L. bajulare "to bear a burden," from bajulus "porter," of unknown origin.
1613, from baile "bucket" (1336), from O.Fr. baille "bucket," from M.L. *bajula (aquae), lit. "porter of water," from L. bajulare "to bear a burden" (see bail (n.1)).
"horizontal piece of wood in a cricket wicket," c.1742, originally "any cross bar" (1575), probably identical with M.Fr. bail "horizontal piece of wood affixed on two stakes," and with Eng. bail "palisade wall, outer wall of a castle" (see bailey).
(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
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); "he is out on bail"
verb
1.
release after a security has been paid
2.
deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
3.
secure the release of (someone) by providing security
a sum of money which is given to a court of law to get an untried prisoner out of prison until the time of his trial, and which acts as security for his return Example: bail of $500
Arabic:
كَفالَه
Chinese (Simplified):
保释金
Chinese (Traditional):
保釋金
Czech:
(soudní) kauce
Danish:
kaution
Dutch:
borg
Estonian:
kautsjon
Finnish:
takuut
French:
caution
German:
die Kaution
Greek:
εγγύηση (για αποφυλάκιση)
Hungarian:
óvadék
Icelandic:
trygging
Indonesian:
uang jaminan
Japanese:
保釈金
Korean:
보석금
Latvian:
galvojums; drošības nauda
Lithuanian:
užstatas
Norwegian:
kausjon; løslatelse mot kausjon
Polish:
kaucja
Portuguese (Brazil):
fiança
Portuguese (Portugal):
fiança
Romanian:
cauţiune
Russian:
залог
Slovak:
kaucia
Slovenian:
jamščina
Spanish:
fianza
Swedish:
borgen
Turkish:
kefalet, kefalet ücreti
bail[beil]noun
one of the cross-pieces laid on the top of the wicket in cricket
Arabic:
الصليب الصَّليبُ على رأس قَوْس الكريكيت
Chinese (Simplified):
（板球）三柱门上的横木
Chinese (Traditional):
(板球)三柱門上的橫木
Czech:
špalík
Danish:
overligger
Dutch:
bail
Estonian:
põiklatt
Finnish:
palikka
French:
bâtonnet
German:
der Querstab
Greek:
δοκάρι που τοποθετείται οριζόντια πάνω από τους στύλο
Main Entry: bail Pronunciation: 'bAl Function: noun Etymology: 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 prisoner in exchange for security given for
the prisoner's appearance at a later hearing <while free on bail> 2: the security given for a prisoner's release; also: the amount or terms of the
security <excessive bail shall not be required —U.S. Constitution amendment VIII> <posted cash bail> <motion to reduce bail> 3:
one who provides bail and is liable for the released prisoner's appearance <bail may arrest or authorize arrest of principal —Code of Alabama>—jump bail:
to flee the jurisdiction while released on bail—make bail: to be released on bail
Main Entry: bail Function: transitive verb 1: to release on bail 2: to obtain the release of by giving bail —often used with out 3: to place (personal property) under a bailment <identity of the article claimed to have been bailed —Peet v. Roth Hotel Company, 253 North Western
Reporter 546 (1934)> NOTE: Property is usually bailed by putting it temporarily in the custody of another for a specific purpose, as safekeeping or delivery to a third party.
Bail\, n. [F. baille a bucket, pail; cf. LL. bacula, dim. of bacca a sort of vessel. Cf. Bac.] A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat. [Obs.] The bail of a canoe . . . made of a human skull. --Capt. Cook.
Bail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bailed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bailing.]1. To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to bail water out of a boat. Buckets . . . to bail out the water. --Capt. J. Smith. 2. To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express completeness; as, to bail a boat. By the help of a small bucket and our hats we bailed her out. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
Bail\, v.?t. [OF. bailler to give, to deliver, fr. L. bajulare to bear a burden, keep in custody, fr. bajulus ? who bears burdens.]1. To deliver; to release. [Obs.] Ne none there was to rescue her, ne none to bail. --Spenser. 2. (Law) (a) To set free, or deliver from arrest, or out of custody, on the undertaking of some other person or persons that he or they will be responsible for the appearance, at a certain day and place, of the person bailed. Note: The word is applied to the magistrate or the surety. The magistrate bails (but admits to bail is commoner) a man when he liberates him from arrest or imprisonment upon bond given with sureties. The surety bails a person when he procures his release from arrest by giving bond for his appearance. --Blackstone. (b) To deliver, as goods in trust, for some special object or purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee, or person intrusted; as, to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier. --Blackstone. Kent.
Bail\, n. [OF. bail guardian, administrator, fr. L. bajulus. See Bail to deliver.]1. Custody; keeping. [Obs.] Silly Faunus now within their bail. --Spenser. 2. (Law) (a) The person or persons who procure the release of a prisoner from the custody of the officer, or from imprisonment, by becoming surely for his appearance in court. The bail must be real, substantial bondsmen. --Blackstone. A. and B. were bail to the arrest in a suit at law. --Kent. (b) The security given for the appearance of a prisoner in order to obtain his release from custody of the officer; as, the man is out on bail; to go bail for any one. Excessive bail ought not to be required. --Blackstone.
Bail\, n. [OF. bail guardian, administrator, fr. L. bajulus. See Bail to deliver.]1. Custody; keeping. [Obs.] Silly Faunus now within their bail. --Spenser. 2. (Law) (a) The person or persons who procure the release of a prisoner from the custody of the officer, or from imprisonment, by becoming surely for his appearance in court. The bail must be real, substantial bondsmen. --Blackstone. A. and B. were bail to the arrest in a suit at law. --Kent. (b) The security given for the appearance of a prisoner in order to obtain his release from custody of the officer; as, the man is out on bail; to go bail for any one. Excessive bail ought not to be required. --Blackstone.
Bail\, n. [OE. beyl; cf. Dan. b["o]ile an bending, ring, hoop, Sw. b["o]gel, bygel, and Icel. beyla hump, swelling, akin to E. bow to bend.]1. The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel, usually movable. --Forby. 2. A half hoop for supporting the cover of a carrier's wagon, awning of a boat, etc.
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