BAIL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • 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)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he is out on bail
   Hypernyms(s) bail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • legal system (what does legal system mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bail (what does bail mean?)
   • bail (what does bail mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
   Synonym(s)
   • bail bond (what does bail bond mean?)
   • bond (what does bond mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the judge set bail at $10,000
   • a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman
   Hypernyms(s) bail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • recognizance (what does recognizance mean?)
   • recognisance (what does recognisance mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bail (what does bail mean?)

BAIL as VERB

1. Meaning
   • remove (water) from a vessel with a container
   Hypernyms(s) bail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • remove (what does remove mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • take away (what does take away mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
2. Meaning
   • empty (a vessel) by bailing
   Hypernyms(s) bail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • empty (what does empty mean?)
3. Meaning
   • secure the release of (someone) by providing security
   Hypernyms(s) bail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • guarantee (what does guarantee mean?)
   • vouch (what does vouch mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bailor (what does bailor mean?)
   • bail (what does bail mean?)
4. Meaning
   • deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
   Hypernyms(s) bail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hand over (what does hand over mean?)
   • fork over (what does fork over mean?)
   • fork out (what does fork out mean?)
   • fork up (what does fork up mean?)
   • turn in (what does turn in mean?)
   • get in (what does get in mean?)
   • deliver (what does deliver mean?)
   • render (what does render mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bailment (what does bailment mean?)
   • bailee (what does bailee mean?)
5. Meaning
   • release after a security has been paid
   Hypernyms(s) bail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • free (what does free mean?)
   • liberate (what does liberate mean?)
   • release (what does release mean?)
   • unloose (what does unloose mean?)
   • unloosen (what does unloosen mean?)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bail (what does bail mean?)
   • bail bond (what does bail bond mean?)
   • bond (what does bond mean?)
   • bail (what does bail mean?)