bail
verb [T] (MONEY) /beɪl/Definition
› If someone accused of a crime is bailed, they are released until their trial after paying bail to the court: She was yesterday bailed for three weeks on drink-driving offences. [+ to infinitive] He was bailed to appear at the Magistrates' Court next month.Court cases, orders and decisions
(Definition of bail verb (MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accidental death noun
- actionable adjective
- administer verb (GIVE)
- admissible adjective
- affidavit noun
- affiliation order noun
- bail noun (MONEY)
- injunction noun
- judgment noun (LEGAL)
- judicature noun
- judicial adjective
- jurisdiction noun
- plea noun (STATEMENT)
- remedy noun
- retrial noun
- ruling noun
- separation noun
- sequester verb (KEEP SEPARATE)
- settlement noun (AGREE)
- show trial noun
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