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- DictionaryBail/bāl/
noun
- 1. a bar on a typewriter or computer printer that holds the paper steady.
- 2. a fastening that secures a crampon to the sole of a boot.
BAILED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of bail 2. to remove water from a boat using a container: 3. If…. Learn more.
bail verb (MONEY) [ T ] If someone accused of a crime is bailed, they are released until their trial after paying bail to the court: She was yesterday bailed for three weeks on drink-driving offences. [ + to infinitive ] He was bailed to appear at the Magistrates' Court next month.
6 days ago · 1. uncountable noun [oft on NOUN] Bail is a sum of money that an arrested person or someone else puts forward as a guarantee that the arrested person will attend their trial in a law court. If the arrested person does not attend it, the money will be lost. He was freed on bail pending an appeal.
noun. property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time. the person who agrees to be liable if someone released from custody does not return at an appointed time. the state of release upon being bailed. verb (used with object)
Definition of bail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
/beɪl/ Idioms. [uncountable] money that somebody agrees to pay if a person accused of a crime does not appear at their trial. When bail has been arranged, the accused person is allowed to go free until the trial. Can anyone put up bail for you? She was released on £2 000 bail. Bail was set at $1 million. The judge granted/refused bail.
/beɪl/ IPA guide. Other forms: bailed; bailing; bails. Bail can be a verb or a noun. When you bail (verb) someone out of jail, you post money, also known as bail (noun), to assure the authorities that person won't try to run away before going to trial. As a noun, bail means bond money. This comes from the Middle English word bayle, for "captivity."
