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bail

/beɪl/noun, verb1 syllable

Bail means: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial.

Synonyms for bail2

noun, as in (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

bail bond, bond

What does bail mean?7

noun

1

(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”

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

4

empty (a vessel) by bailing

5

remove (water) from a vessel with a container

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bail?41

two syllables

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All 41 rhymes for bail, grouped by syllable

Bail in a sentence

  • If you can't make bail, you'll have to stay in jail.Hybrid
  • Without bail money, he's going to spend the night in jail.Conjuice
  • It's so typical of him to bail out at the last minute.eirik174
  • The judge denied me bail for no reason.ddnktr
  • I'm denying bail because the defendant is a flight risk.frpzzd
  • Use this bucket to bail out the boat.CK
  • Bail has been set at three million dollars.CK
  • Bail has been set at thirty thousand dollars.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bail

as a noun

plural
bails

as a verb

past tense
bailed
present participle
bailing
third-person singular
bails
past participle
bailed