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About BAIL
BAIL is a valid word in the official Scrabble dictionary (US), the UK Scrabble Dictionary and Words with Friends (ENABLE).
Definitions
noun
- (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
- 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)
verb
- release after a security has been paid
- deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
- secure the release of (someone) by providing security
- empty (a vessel) by bailing
- remove (water) from a vessel with a container