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Bail Synonym -
Noun:
2 senses of bail
Sense 1
bail, bail bond, bond --
((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")
=> recognizance, recognisance --
((law) a security entered into
before a court with a condition to
perform some act required by law;
on failure to perform that act a
sum is forfeited)
Sense 2
bail -- (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")
=> legal system -- (a system for
interpreting and enforcing the
laws)
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Bail -
Coordinate Terms: 2 senses of bail
Sense 1
bail, bail bond, bond --
((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")
-> recognizance, recognisance --
((law) a security entered into
before a court with a condition to
perform some act required by law;
on failure to perform that act a
sum is forfeited)
=> bail, bail bond, bond --
((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")
Sense 2
bail -- (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")
-> legal system -- (a system for
interpreting and enforcing the
laws)
=> bail -- (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")
=> jury system -- (a legal system
for determining the facts at issue
in a law suit)
=> patent system -- (a legal
system for protecting the rights
of inventors)
=> tax system -- (a legal system
for assessing and collecting
taxes)
=> voting system, electoral system
-- (a legal system for making
democratic choices)
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Bail Synonym -
Verb: 5 senses of bail
Sense 1
bail -- (release after a security
has been paid)
=> free, liberate, release,
unloose, unloosen, loose -- (grant
freedom to; free from confinement)
Sense 2
bail -- (deliver something in
trust to somebody for a special
purpose and for a limited period)
=> hand over, fork over, fork out,
fork up, turn in, get in, deliver,
render -- (to surrender someone or
something to another; "the guard
delivered the criminal to the
police"; "render up the
prisoners"; "render the town to
the enemy"; "fork over the money")
Sense 3
bail -- (secure the release of
(someone) by providing security)
=> guarantee, vouch -- (give
surety or assume responsibility;
"I vouch for the quality of my
products")
Sense 4
bail -- (empty (a vessel) by
bailing)
=> empty -- (make void or empty of
contents; "Empty the box"; "The
alarm emptied the building")
Sense 5
bail -- (remove (water) from a
vessel with a container)
=> remove, take, take away,
withdraw -- (remove something
concrete, as by lifting, pushing,
or taking off, or remove something
abstract; "remove a threat";
"remove a wrapper"; "Remove the
dirty dishes from the table";
"take the gun from your pocket";
"This machine withdraws heat from
the environment")
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Bail -
Coordinate Terms: 5 senses of bail
Sense 1
bail -- (release after a security
has been paid)
-> free, liberate, release,
unloose, unloosen, loose -- (grant
freedom to; free from confinement)
=> unspell -- (release from a
spell)
=> unchain -- (make free)
=> bail -- (release after a
security has been paid)
=> run -- (set animals loose to
graze)
=> bail out -- (free on bail)
=> parole -- (release a criminal
from detention and place him on
parole; "The prisoner was paroled
after serving 10 years in prison")
Sense 2
bail -- (deliver something in
trust to somebody for a special
purpose and for a limited period)
-> hand over, fork over, fork out,
fork up, turn in, get in, deliver,
render -- (to surrender someone or
something to another; "the guard
delivered the criminal to the
police"; "render up the
prisoners"; "render the town to
the enemy"; "fork over the money")
=> bail -- (deliver something in
trust to somebody for a special
purpose and for a limited period)
=> give away -- (formally hand
over to the bridegroom in
marriage; of a bride by her
father)
Sense 3
bail -- (secure the release of
(someone) by providing security)
-> guarantee, vouch -- (give
surety or assume responsibility;
"I vouch for the quality of my
products")
=> bail -- (secure the release of
(someone) by providing security)
=> stipulate -- (give a guarantee
or promise of; "They stipulated to
release all the prisoners")
=> secure -- (assure payment of) |
