Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bail

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)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bail

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, 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")