bail

English

/beɪ̯l/

noun
Definitions
  • Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
  • (legal) Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.
  • (legal) The person providing such payment.
  • A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.
  • A person who bails water out of a boat.
  • (obsolete) Custody; keeping.

Etymology

Derived from Latin bāiulāre.

Origin

Latin

bāiulāre

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