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Bail
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- 1 A surname.
- 1 Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. countable, uncountable
"He was granted bail for £20000."
- 2 A hoop, ring or handle (especially of a kettle or bucket).
"I reached across beneath the cow to attach a metal bail to each end of the strap so that the bail hung about 5 inches below the cow's belly.[…]While stroking and talking to the cow, I reached under and suspended the machine on the bail beneath the cow, with its four suction cups dangling to one side."
- 3 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) wordnet
- 4 Release from imprisonment on payment of such money. UK, countable, uncountable
- 5 A stall for a cow (or other animal) (usually tethered with a semi-circular hoop).
"1953, British Institute of Management, Centre for Farm Management, Farm Management Association, Farm Managememt, 1960, John Wiley, page 160, More recently, the fixed bail, sometimes called the ‘milking parlour’, with either covered or open yards, has had a certain vogue and some very enthusiastic claims have been made for this method of housing."
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- 6 (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial wordnet
- 7 The person providing such payment. UK, countable, uncountable
- 8 A hinged bar as a restraint for animals, or on a typewriter.
- 9 A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc. countable, uncountable
"The bail of a canoe […] made of a human skull."
- 10 A frame to restrain a cow during milking or feeding. Australia, New-Zealand
"But until he had poured enough milk into the vat above the separator, I drove unmilked cows into the bail where he had previously milked and released one. He moved from one bail to the other to milk the next one I had readied. I drove each cow into the empty bail, chained her in, roped the outer hind leg then washed and massaged the udder and teats."
- 11 A person who bails water out of a boat. countable, uncountable
- 12 A hoop, ring, or other object used to connect a pendant to a necklace.
- 13 Custody; keeping. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Silly Faunus now within their baile."
- 14 One of the two wooden crosspieces that rest on top of the stumps to form a wicket.
"As Jason Roy's throw came in from deep mid-wicket, a diving Guptill was short when Buttler removed the bails, sending England and the whole of Lord's into delirious celebrations."
- 15 Normally curved handle suspended between sockets as a drawer pull. This may also be on a kettle or pail.
- 1 To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
"For the first time, the arrests broadened beyond payments to police, with a Ministry of Defence employee and a member of the Armed forces held by police before also being bailed to a date in May."
- 2 To leave or exit abruptly. intransitive, slang
"With his engine in flames, the pilot had no choice but to bail."
- 3 To secure the head of a cow during milking.
- 4 To confine. rare
- 5 remove (water) from a vessel with a container wordnet
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- 6 To release a person under such guarantee.
- 7 To fail to meet a commitment (to a person). informal, intransitive
""No one bails on Bennie Milagros. No one, comprende? I'm gonna hold you to that midnight run — ""
- 8 To secure (a cow) by placing its head in a bail for milking. Australia, New-Zealand
- 9 empty (a vessel) by bailing wordnet
- 10 To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment.
"to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier"
- 11 To keep (a traveller) detained in order to rob them; to corner (a wild animal); loosely, to detain, hold up. Australia, New-Zealand, usually, with-up
"The transition over the rooftop would have been quicker if Sellers had not been bailed up by a particularly hostile spiritual presence speaking Swedish."
- 12 secure the release of (someone) by providing security wordnet
- 13 To remove (water) from a boat by scooping it out. intransitive, transitive
"to bail water out of a boat"
- 14 deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period wordnet
- 15 To remove water from (a boat) by scooping it out. transitive
"to bail a boat"
- 16 release after a security has been paid wordnet
- 17 To set free; to deliver; to release.
"Ne none there was to reskue her, ne none to baile."
Etymology
From Middle English baille, from the Old French verb bailler (“to deliver or hand over”) and noun bail (“lease”), from Latin bāiulāre (“carry or bear”), from baiulus (“porter; steward”) (English: bailiff).
From Middle English baille, from the Old French verb bailler (“to deliver or hand over”) and noun bail (“lease”), from Latin bāiulāre (“carry or bear”), from baiulus (“porter; steward”) (English: bailiff).
From a shortening of bail out, ultimately same as above.
From Middle English beyle, from Old English bīeġels, from bīeġan + -els.
From Middle English beyle, from Old English bīeġels, from bīeġan + -els.
From French baillier.
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