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Definition of Bail
Bail

A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat.

To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to bail water out of a boat.

To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express completeness; as, to bail a boat.

To deliver; to release.

To set free, or deliver from arrest, or out of custody, on the undertaking of some other person or persons that he or they will be responsible for the appearance, at a certain day and place, of the person bailed.

To deliver, as goods in trust, for some special object or purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee, or person intrusted; as, to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier.

Custody; keeping.

The person or persons who procure the release of a prisoner from the custody of the officer, or from imprisonment, by becoming surely for his appearance in court.

The security given for the appearance of a prisoner in order to obtain his release from custody of the officer; as, the man is out on bail; to go bail for any one.

The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel, usually movable.

A half hoop for supporting the cover of a carrier's wagon, awning of a boat, etc.

A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense.

The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space inclosed by it; the outer court.

A certain limit within a forest.

A division for the stalls of an open stable.

The top or cross piece ( or either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket.

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Bail Quotations

When assumptions were made that I was going to bail out there was a little part of my brain that thought 'I am going to do to prove them wrong'. In the end that wouldn't be coming from my heart and doing what was right.
Craig Stevens

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.
Lewis Mumford

As a Republican, I voted with President Clinton consistently in our efforts to bail out our European friends in Kosovo to stop genocide. I am proud of those votes. I am proud of President Clinton for that.
Gordon Smith

Death's a debt; his mandamus binds all alike- no bail, no demurrer.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan

There's a black man inside of me just trying to make bail.
Brad Garrett

Bail Translations

bail in French is caution
bail in Italian is cauzione
bail in Norwegian is kausjon
bail in Spanish is fianza
bail in Swedish is borgen

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