bail
/beɪl/ noun C1- Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. · He was granted bail for £20000.
- A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.
- A person who bails water out of a boat.
Plural bails
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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In that case money is found for his bail or his defence.
Other matches
- bail To leave or exit abruptly. C2
- bail To secure the release of an arrested person by ... C2
- bail To secure the head of a cow during milking. C2
- bail A hoop, ring or handle C2
- bail on To abandon
- bail out To secure the release of an arrested person by ...
- bail up For rocks, clay, etc. to build up around a drill.
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