Found 3 items, similar to bail.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: bail jaminan, tanggungan, tebusan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bail bail n 1: (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; “the judge set bail at $10,000”; “a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman” [syn: bail bond, bond] 2: 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); “he is out on bail” bail v 1: release after a security has been paid 2: deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period 3: secure the release of (someone) by providing security 4: empty (a vessel) by bailing 5: remove (water) from a vessel with a container
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bail Bail \Bail\, v. t. [OF. bailler to give, to deliver, fr. L. bajulare to bear a burden, keep in custody, fr. bajulus he who bears burdens.] 1. To deliver; to release. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Ne none there was to rescue her, ne none to bail. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) (a) To set free, or deliver from arrest, or out of custody, on the undertaking of some other person or persons that he or they will be responsible for the appearance, at a certain day and place, of the person bailed. [1913 Webster] Note: The word is applied to the magistrate or the surety. The magistrate bails (but admits to bail is commoner) a man when he liberates him from arrest or imprisonment upon bond given with sureties. The surety bails a person when he procures his release from arrest by giving bond for his appearance. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] (b) To deliver, as goods in trust, for some special object or purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee, or person intrusted; as, to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier. --Blackstone. Kent. [1913 Webster] Bail \Bail\ (b[=a]l), n. [F. baille a bucket, pail; cf. LL. bacula, dim. of bacca a sort of vessel. Cf. Bac.] A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The bail of a canoe . . . made of a human skull. --Capt. Cook. [1913 Webster] Bail \Bail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bailed (b[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Bailing.] 1. To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to bail water out of a boat. [1913 Webster] Buckets . . . to bail out the water. --Capt. J. Smith. [1913 Webster] 2. To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express completeness; as, to bail a boat. [1913 Webster] By the help of a small bucket and our hats we bailed her out. --R. H. Dana, Jr. [1913 Webster] Bail \Bail\, n. [OF. bail guardian, administrator, fr. L. bajulus. See Bail to deliver.] 1. Custody; keeping. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Silly Faunus now within their bail. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) (a) The person or persons who procure the release of a prisoner from the custody of the officer, or from imprisonment, by becoming surety for his appearance in court. [1913 Webster] The bail must be real, substantial bondsmen. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] A. and B. were bail to the arrest in a suit at law. --Kent. [1913 Webster] (b) The security given for the appearance of a prisoner in order to obtain his release from custody of the officer; as, the man is out on bail; to go bail for any one. [1913 Webster] Excessive bail ought not to be required. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] Bail \Bail\, n. [OE. beyl; cf. Dan. b["o]ile a bending, ring, hoop, Sw. b["o]gel, bygel, and Icel. beyla hump, swelling, akin to E. bow to bend.] 1. The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel, usually movable. --Forby. [1913 Webster] 2. A half hoop for supporting the cover of a carrier's wagon, awning of a boat, etc. [1913 Webster] Bail \Bail\, n. [OF. bail, baille. See Bailey.] 1. (Usually pl.) A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense. [Written also bayle.] [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space inclosed by it; the outer court. --Holinshed. [1913 Webster] 3. A certain limit within a forest. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 4. A division for the stalls of an open stable. [1913 Webster] 5. (Cricket) The top or cross piece (or either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket. [1913 Webster]