bail

bail
01. The suspect has been released after paying $100,000 [bail].
02. The alleged killer has been released on [bail], and is awaiting trial.
03. The man arrested for the attempted murder of a leading politician has been refused [bail] because the court is afraid he will try to leave the country.
04. Ethel Watts Mumford once suggested that a man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need [bail].
05. The suspected rapist attacked another woman while out on [bail] on the weekend.
06. The prisoner tried to escape across the border while out on [bail].
07. The defendant was released on [bail] after undergoing questioning.
08. The family of the young man charged with attempted murder are trying to raise enough money to pay his [bail] so that he can at least be home during Christmas.
09. Because of the seriousness of the crime, the judge is expected to set a very heavy [bail], perhaps as much as $200,000.
10. The prisoner skipped town after he was released on [bail], and hasn't been seen since.
11. We had to [bail] out the canoe a few times because there was a bit of a leak in it.
12. You might want to [bail] a bit of water out of the kayak before you get in it.
13. He flipped over while kayaking along the coast, so we had to tow his kayak to shore and [bail] it out before heading for home.
14. Nestor was supposed to go parachuting with us, but he [bailed] at the last minute.
15. Sorry to [bail] on you guys, but I haven't been able to get enough money together to go to Banff with you.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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Synonyms:
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  • bail — 1 / bāl/ n [Anglo French, act of handing over, delivery of a prisoner into someone s custody in exchange for security, from bailler to hand over, entrust, from Old French, from Latin bajulare to carry (a burden)] 1: the temporary release of a… …   Law dictionary

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