bail

bail1 [ beıl ] noun uncount *

money that is given to a court when someone is allowed to stay out of prison until their trial. If they do not return for the trial, the court keeps the money:

She posted bail of $10,000 (=paid this amount as bail) against seven charges of tax evasion.

set bail (=decide on the amount of bail): There is a hearing today to set bail.

be released/freed on bail: She was freed on bail pending an appeal.

a. the chance to stay out of prison until your trial:

grant someone bail (=allow them to have bail): He was granted bail by the court.

(out) on bail: offenders who commit crimes while out on bail

refuse someone bail: The judge is expected to refuse the suspect bail.

b. jump/skip bail INFORMAL to fail to return to court for your trial

bail

bail 2 [ beıl ] verb

1. ) transitive usually passive to allow someone to stay out of prison while they wait for their trial, after money has been paid as bail:

Three of the youths were bailed and another was detained.

2. ) intransitive AMERICAN SPOKEN to BAIL OUT of a project, situation, or relationship

,bail `out phrasal verb

1. ) transitive to help a person or organization that is having problems, especially financial problems:

The government has already bailed this particular project out once before.

2. ) transitive to give money to a court when someone is allowed to stay out of prison while they wait for their trial:

My father got a lawyer and bailed me out.

3. ) intransitive AMERICAN SPOKEN to leave a project, situation, or relationship, especially when it becomes difficult:

bail out of: Investors bailed out of high-tech stocks as prices plunged.

4. ) intransitive AMERICAN INFORMAL to escape from an airplane by PARACHUTE

5. ) intransitive or transitive to empty water from a boat using a small container