bail

1. transitive verb

2. 1 :  to clear (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side —usually used with out bailing water out of the boat

3. 2 :  to clear water from by dipping and throwing —usually used with out had to start bailing out the rowboat

4. intransitive verb

5. :  bail out 2 You can't say he has ever bailed when things got tough, because that's just not true. — Richard Hoffer Before the party moved elsewhere, I bailed, exhausted. — Steve Hirdt

law

1. 1 :  the temporary release of a prisoner in exchange for security (see security 2a) given for the prisoner's appearance at a later hearing being held without bail The suspect is now out on bail.

2. 2 :  security given for the release of a prisoner on bail Bail was set at $300,000. a motion to reduce bail

3. 3 :  one who provides bail

1. transitive verb

2. 1 :  to temporarily release (a prisoner) in exchange for security (see security 2a) given for appearance at a later hearing :  to release under bail (see ³bail 1)

3. 2 :  to procure the release of by giving bail (see ³bail 2) —often used with out Her lawyer bailed her out of jail.

4. 3 :  to help from a predicament —used with out His parents are always bailing him out of trouble. bail out impoverished countries

1. 1a :  a U-shaped strip used to support something (such as the cover of a wagon or the canopy of a small boat)b :  a hinged bar for holding paper against the platen of a typewriter

2. 2 :  a usually arched handle (as of a kettle or pail)

1. transitive verb

2. :  to deliver (personal property) in trust to another for a special purpose and for a limited period

chiefly British

1. :  a device for confining or separating animals

1. :  to dip and throw out water (as from a boat)

1. :  money given to free a prisoner until his or her trial

1. :  to get the release of (a prisoner) by giving money as a guarantee of the prisoner's return for trial

1. 1 :  the temporary release of a prisoner in exchange for security given for the prisoner's appearance at a later hearing while free on bail

2. 2 :  the security given for a prisoner's release; also :  the amount or terms of the security excessive bail shall not be required — U.S. Constitution amend. VIII posted cash bail motion to reduce bail

3. 3 :  one who provides bail and is liable for the released prisoner's appearance bail may arrest or authorize arrest of principal — Code of Alabama

1. 1 :  to release on bail

2. 2 :  to obtain the release of by giving bail —often used with out

3. 3 :  to place (personal property) under a bailment identity of the article claimed to have been bailed — Peet v. Roth Hotel Co., 253 N.W. 546 (1934)