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bail

1 [beyl]

Law.

–noun

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 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 bear ¹