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bail1
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n.
the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money be lodged to guarantee their appearance in court:
he has been released on bail.
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money paid by or for such a person as security.
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v. [tr.] (usu. be bailed)
release or secure the release of (a prisoner) on payment of bail:
his son called home to get bailed out of jail.See also bail out at bail3 .
PHRASES:
jump bail inf.
fail to appear for trial after being released on bail:
he jumped bail and was on the run until his arrest.
post bail
pay a sum of money as bail:
I posted bail for him.DERIVATIVES:
bail·a·ble
adj.
bail2
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n.
1.
a bar that holds something in place, in particular:
∎ Fishing
a bar that guides fishing line on a reel.
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a bar on a typewriter or computer printer that holds the paper steady.
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an arched handle, such as on a bucket or a teapot: [as adj.]
drawers fitted with brass bail handles.
bail3
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v.
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[tr.] scoop water out of (a ship or boat):
the first priority is to bail out the boat with buckets.
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scoop (water) out of a ship or boat:
I started to use my hands to bail out the water.
2. [intr.] abandon a commitment, obligation, or responsibility: after 12 years of this, including Sunday Mass with the family, I bailed. ∎ (bail on) let (someone) down by failing to fulfill a commitment, obligation, or responsibility: he looks a little like the guy who bailed on me.
PHRASAL VERBS:
bail out
(of a member of an aircrew) make an emergency parachute descent from an aircraft; eject.
∎ fig.
become free of an obligation or commitment; discontinue an activity:
she felt ready to bail out of the corporate rat race.
bail someone/something out
release someone or something from a difficulty; rescue:
the state will not bail out loss-making enterprises.DERIVATIVES:
bail·er
n.
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Bail rules keep prison doors locked behind those arrested on weekends
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 9/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...the Honolulu Police Department's main station, his bail was set at $500. Lane called his wife, Darlene, who contacted Da Kine Bail Bonds for a bond to release her husband. But a bail agent informed Darlene Lane that she would have to wait...
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 "The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)")
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Bail-bond agency took gamble.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA); 12/4/2009; 700+ words
; ...a sign in the window at the Jail Sucks Bail Bonds office that says "Open 24 hours...likely," said Ty Brokaw, owner of Bad Boy Bail Bonds in Tacoma. "If I knew this guy...never know' And that's the conundrum for bail-bond agents. "You never know," said...
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 "Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT)")
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Bail Bond Industry Facing Crackdown: State Lawmakers Urge Stricter Oversight After Arrests In New Haven Bribery Case.
Newspaper article from: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT); 3/21/2007; 700+ words
; ...more stringent oversight of the state's bail bond industry following last week's arrest of three prominent bail bondsmen accused of bribing a New Haven...The reforms would move oversight of the bail bond industry from the Department of Insurance...
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 "Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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BAIL MAYHEM; 4000 suspects freed to strike again They kill, rape and rob on rampage.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 12/14/2003; 700+ words
; ...committed serious crimes while released on bail last year including murder and rape. Disturbing...uncovered by the Sunday Mail show 3738 bail offences were investigated by police last...serious crimes offenders being freed on bail. Seven out of 10 accused are now released...
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Bail bandits facing longer behind bars
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 9/27/2005; ; 700+ words
; BAIL "bandits" - people who commit crimes while...the number of crimes committed by people on bail by announcing a string of new measures, which...toughening the penalties for those who breach bail conditions rather than making it harder for...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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BAIL RAISED TO DETER STALKING SUSPECTS.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 12/27/1998; 700+ words
; ...Ventura County judges have increased the standard bail for stalking suspects after a Ventura woman was...eventually slain by her former boyfriend who was free on bail at the time. The six-member bail committee moved to increase bail for felony stalking...
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Bail Is A Ring Away; 24-Hour Bail Bonds 'woman' Goes To Those In Need
Newspaper article from: Sacramento Observer; 10/12/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...wallet. She's the Irving in Irving's Mobile Bail Bonds -- and a rarity, a Black female bail bonds agent in a male-dominated profession...Freedom is just a call away." Traditionally, a bail bondsman will set up shop a few blocks from the...
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BAIL BOND FAIRNESS ACT:LINDA BRASWELL
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 6/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...of Linda Braswell President Professional Bail Agents of the United States Committee on...Committee. On behalf of the Professional Bail Agents of the United States, I wish to...today to discuss H.R. 2286, the ``Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007.`` My name...
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+Business+News) "The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)")
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Bail Bonding Alternatives May Put Marion County, Ind., Agents Out of Business.
Newspaper article from: The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 9/22/2003; 700+ words
; ...Tom Spalding Sep. 22--Marion County bail bond agents, who long have played a gritty...daily check-ins by telephone in lieu of bail. County officials admit their motive is...of the county's estimated 50 licensed bail bond agents believe the strategy will not...
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Bail Bond Fairness Act Introduced in House by Rep. Wexler
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...Wexler, D-Florida, has introduced the Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007 (H.R. 2286...Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures." The bill, introduced...full-text of the legislation follows:Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2007H.R. 2286To...
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Bail Bond
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
BAIL BOND A written promise signed by a defendant...proceeding at the date and time specified. A bail bond is one method used to obtain the release...s family and friends, or a professional bail bond agent (or bail agent) executes a document...
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Bail
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
BAIL A common description of the American criminal...before a judge or judicial officer to have bail set. At this first judicial appearance...next court date and then set an amount of bail that the defendant must post to gain release...
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bail
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
bail 1 / bāl / • n. the temporary...appearance in court: he has been released on bail . ∎ money paid by or for...the release of (a prisoner) on payment of bail: his son called home to get bailed out of...
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Bail, Murray
Book article from: Contemporary Novelists
BAIL, Murray Nationality: Australian. Born...and Australia Books, 1994. * * * Murray Bail is, with Peter Carey and Frank Moorhouse...most original and distinctive novelists. Bail's first book was a collection of short stories...
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Bailén
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bailén , city, Jaén prov., S Spain, in Andalusia. In 1808, early in the Peninsular War, a French army was surrounded and forced to surrender near Bailén by the Spanish under Castaños, who was made duke of Bailén.
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