Bail

v. free a person from jail by pledging a sum of money; empty out water; rescue from distress; leave, depart (Slang); temporarily give property to another person without transferring ownership

n. money pledged in order to release someone from jail; freeing from jail by a sum of money; pail, bucket

Traditionally, bail is some form of property deposited or pledged to a court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail (and be guilty of the crime of failure to appear). In most cases bail money will be returned at the end of the trial, if all court appearances are made, no matter whether the person is found guilty or not guilty of the crime accused. In some countries, including the US, granting bail is common. Even in such countries, however, bail may not be offered by some courts under some circumstances; for instance, if the accused is considered likely not to appear for trial regardless of bail. Countries without bail imprison the suspect before the trial only if deemed necessary.
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Noun
1. (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"
(synonym) bail bond, bond
(hypernym) recognizance, recognisance
(classification) criminal law
2. the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); "he is out on bail"
(hypernym) legal system
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Verb
1. release after a security has been paid
(hypernym) free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
(derivation) bail bond, bond
2. deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
(hypernym) hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, get in, deliver, render
(derivation) bailment
3. secure the release of (someone) by providing security
(hypernym) guarantee, vouch
(derivation) bailor
4. empty (a vessel) by bailing
(hypernym) empty
5. remove (water) from a vessel with a container
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw

n. lease, leasehold; tenure

(v./t.)
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.
  

(v./t.)
To deliver; to release.
  

(v./t.)
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.
  

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

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

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

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
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.
  

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

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

(n.)
Custody; keeping.
  

(n.)
A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense.
  

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

(n.)
A division for the stalls of an open stable.
  

(n.)
A certain limit within a forest.
  

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