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- pronunciation:
- beIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- jump bail, on bail
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an amount of money or other property left with a court to ensure that a person who is released after arrest will return to stand trial.
The judge set bail at three hundred dollars. |
| definition 2: |
the release obtained by payment of bail.
He stayed with his parents after his bail. |
| definition 3: |
the person or group providing such payment.
His wife was his bail. |
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| phrase: |
jump bail, on bail |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bails, bailing, bailed |
| definition 1: |
to secure or allow the release of (a person under arrest) by providing bail (often fol. by "out").
With no one to bail him out, he had to stay in jail. |
| definition 2: |
(informal) to help out of a difficult situation (often fol. by "out").
His friend bailed him out of his financial trouble with a loan. |
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