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Bail
Bail is a set of pre-trial restrictions that are imposed on a suspect to ensure that they comply with the judicial process. Bail is the conditional release of a defendant with the promise to appear in court when required. In some countries, especially the United States, bail usually implies a bail bond. This is money or some form of property that is deposited to the court by the suspect, in return for the release from pre-trial detention. If the suspect does not return to court, the bail is forfeited, and the suspect may possibly be brought up on charges of the crime of failure to appear. If the suspect returns to make all their required appearances, bail is returned after the trial is concluded.
In other countries, such as the United Kingdom, bail is more likely to consist of set of restrictions that the suspect will have to abide by for a set period of time. Under this usage, bail can be given both before and after charge.
For minor crimes, a defendant may be summoned to court without the need for bail. For serious crimes, or for suspects who are deemed likely to fail to turn up in court, they may be remanded (detained) while awaiting trial. A suspect is given bail in cases where remand is not justified but there is a need to provide an incentive for the suspect to appear in court. Bail amounts may vary depending on the type and severity of crime the suspect is accused of; practices for determining bail amounts vary.
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Bail (noun)
Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person’s appearance for trial.
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Bail (noun)
Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.
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Bail (noun)
The person providing such payment.
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Bail (noun)
A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.
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Bail (noun)
A person who bails water out of a boat.
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Bail (noun)
Custody; keeping.
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Bail (noun)
A hoop, ring or handle (especially of a kettle or bucket).
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Bail (noun)
A stall for a cow (or other animal) (usually tethered with a semi-circular hoop).
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Bail (noun)
A hinged bar as a restraint for animals, or on a typewriter.
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Bail (noun)
A frame to restrain a cow during milking or feeding.
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Bail (noun)
A hoop, ring, or other object used to connect a pendant to a necklace.
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Bail (noun)
One of the two wooden crosspieces that rest on top of the stumps to form a wicket.
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Bail (noun)
Normally curved handle suspended between sockets as a drawer pull. This may also be on a kettle or pail.
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Bail (verb)
To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
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Bail (verb)
To release a person under such guarantee.
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Bail (verb)
To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment.
“to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier”
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Bail (verb)
To remove (water) from a boat by scooping it out.
“to bail water out of a boat”
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Bail (verb)
To remove water from (a boat) by scooping it out.
“to bail a boat”
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Bail (verb)
To set free; to deliver; to release.
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Bail (verb)
To exit quickly.
“With his engine in flames, the pilot had no choice but to bail.”
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Bail (verb)
To fail to meet a commitment.
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Bail (verb)
To secure the head of a cow during milking.
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Bail (verb)
To confine.
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Bail (verb)
To secure (a cow) by placing its head in a bail for milking.
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Bail (verb)
To keep (a traveller) detained in order to rob them; to corner (a wild animal); loosely, to detain, hold up. (Usually with up.)
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Bale (noun)
evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
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Bale (noun)
suffering, woe, torment.
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Bale (noun)
A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire.
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Bale (noun)
A funeral pyre.
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Bale (noun)
A beacon-fire.
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Bale (noun)
A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
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Bale (noun)
A bundle of compressed wool or hay, compacted for shipping and handling.
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Bale (noun)
A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).
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Bale (noun)
A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.
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Bale (verb)
To wrap into a bale.
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Bale (verb)
To remove water from a boat with buckets etc.
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Bail (noun)
the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money is lodged to guarantee their appearance in court
“he has been released on bail”
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Bail (noun)
money paid by or for someone in order to secure their release on bail
“they feared the financier would be tempted to forfeit the £10 million bail and flee”
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Bail (noun)
either of the two crosspieces bridging the stumps, which the bowler and fielders try to dislodge with the ball to get the batsman out
“the Lancashire captain was at full stretch as the wicketkeeper took off the bails”
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Bail (noun)
a bar on a typewriter or computer printer which holds the paper steady.
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Bail (noun)
a fastening that secures a crampon to the sole of a boot.
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Bail (noun)
a bar or pole separating horses in an open stable.
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Bail (noun)
a movable framework for securing the head of a cow during milking.
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Bail (verb)
release or secure the release of (a prisoner) on payment of bail
“nine were bailed on drugs charges”
“his son called home to get bailed out of jail”
“he was bailed to appear at Durham Crown Court”
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Bail (verb)
confront (someone) with the intention of robbing them
“they bailed up Mr Dyason and demanded his money”
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Bail (verb)
detain (someone) in conversation, especially against their will
“students will bail up Canberrans on Friday for donations for the Royal Blind Society”
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Bail (verb)
secure (a cow) during milking.
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Bail (verb)
scoop water out of (a ship or boat)
“the first priority is to bail out the boat with buckets”
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Bail (verb)
scoop (water) out of a ship or boat
“I started to use my hands to bail out the water”
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Bail (verb)
abandon a commitment, obligation, or activity
“I couldn’t handle the crowds, so I bailed”
“he looks a little like the other guy that bailed on me”
“after 12 years of this, including Sunday Mass with the family, I bailed”
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Bale (noun)
French name for Basle
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Bale (verb)
make up into bales
“the straw is left on the field to be baled later”
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Bale (verb)
variant spelling of bail