bail
bail
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beil
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "bail"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ, āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

an amount of money that must be paid in order for someone who is accused of a crime to be released until their trial
bail definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The accused was unable to afford the bail amount and remained in custody until the court date.
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the system or practice of releasing an accused person from custody before trial under specified conditions, often backed by a financial guarantee

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Critics argue that bail favors the wealthy.
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āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϤāϝāĻŧāĻž

to release someone until their trial after they gave an amount of money to the court
Transitive: to bail sb
to bail definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The family decided to bail their relative by posting the necessary bail bond.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§‹āĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽā§€āϝāĻŧāϕ⧇ āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāϜ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϜāϞ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž, āϜāϞ āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋

to remove water from a boat by using a container to scoop it out and throw it overboard
Transitive: to bail water
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He grabbed a bucket to bail the water from the leaking boat before it became too heavy.
āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϞāϤāĻŋ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āĻŸā§‹ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϜāϞ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϜāϞ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž, āϜāϞ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to remove water from a boat or ship, typically using a container like a bucket
Intransitive
Transitive: to bail a vessel
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sailor worked tirelessly to bail the boat, trying to keep it afloat in the rough sea.
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϜāϞ āϤ⧋āϞāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to hand over personal property to someone else, entrusting them with it for a specific purpose and for a limited time
Transitive: to bail a possession to sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The museum bailed several ancient artifacts to the conservators for restoration.
āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϝāĻžāĻĻ⧁āϘāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āύāĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ⧇ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to release a prisoner temporarily after receiving a set amount of money or a guarantee to ensure they return for future court appearances
Transitive: to bail sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The judge bailed the defendant after receiving the required security deposit.
āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāωāϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāĻĒā§‹āϜāĻŋāϟ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰāĻ• āφāϏāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϜāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ⧇ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to leave or exit a situation, typically quickly or unexpectedly
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I had to bail on the party because I was n't feeling well.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻžāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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