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   bail

   /beɪl/

   noun

   • 1. either of the two crosspieces bridging the stumps, which the bowler and fielders try to dislodge with the ball to get the batter out: "the Lancashire captain was at full stretch as the wicketkeeper took off the bails"
   • 2. a bar on a typewriter or computer printer which holds the paper steady.
   • 3. a fastening that secures a crampon to the sole of a boot.
   • 4. a bar or pole separating horses in an open stable.
   • ▪ a movable framework for securing the head of a cow during milking. Australian, New Zealand

   verb

   • 1. confront (someone) with the intention of robbing them: "they bailed up Mr Dyason and demanded his money"
   • ▪ detain (someone) in conversation, especially against their will: "students will bail up Canberrans on Friday for donations for the Royal Blind Society"
   • 2. secure (a cow) during milking.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting the outer wall of a castle): from Old French baile ‘palisade, enclosure’, baillier ‘enclose’, perhaps from Latin baculum ‘rod, stick’.

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   What does bail mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of BAIL is a container used to remove water from a boat. How to use bail in a sentence.

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   What does bail out mean?

   • [VERB] Bail out means the same as bail. A crew was sent down the shaft to close it off and bail out all the water. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The flood waters have receded since then, but residents are still bailing out.

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   What is bail & how does it work?

   • Bail is a sum of money that an arrested person or someone else puts forward as a guarantee that the arrested person will attend their trial in a law court. If the arrested person does not attend it, the money will be lost. He was freed on bail pending an appeal. The high court set bail at £8,000.

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   What does it mean to be released on bail?

   • an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial: on bail He was out on bail awaiting trial. be released on bail He was released on bail of $100,000.

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   What does it mean if a person agrees to pay bail?

   • money that someone agrees to pay to a court so that a person who has been accused of a crime can remain free until their trial. If the person does not appear at the trial, the court keeps the money: The Court of Appeals let him remain free on bail during the appeal of his conviction. I agreed to stand bail for him (= pay the bail).

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   Is bail a noun or a verb?

   • As a noun, bail means bond money. This comes from the Middle English word bayle, for "captivity." As a verb, the idea of "bailing out" comes from the later word baile, which means “dipping out,” a meaning you can use when you are trying to empty something flooded. If your boat has a leak, you should bail it out (then plug the leak).

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   Bail is a legal term for the security or money given to release a person from custody until trial. It can also mean to remove water from a boat, to abandon a project, or to parachute from an aircraft.

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   When you bail (verb) someone out of jail, you post money, also known as bail (noun), to assure the authorities that person won't try to run away before going to trial. As a noun, bail means bond money.