Synonyms for bail
beɪlbail

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1. bail

   The first four words agree in denoting something given or deposited as an assurance of something to be given, paid, or done. An earnest is of the same kind as that to be given, a portion of it delivered in advance, as when part of the purchase-money is paid, according to the common expression, "to bind the bargain." A pledge or security may be wholly different in kind from that to be given or paid, and may greatly exceed it in value. Security may be of real or personal property — anything of sufficient value to make the creditor secure; a pledge is always of personal property or chattels. Every pawnshop contains unredeemed pledges; land, merchandise, bonds, etc., are frequently offered and accepted as security. A person may become security or surety for another's payment of a debt, appearance in court, etc.; in the latter case, he is said to become bail for that person; the person accused gives bail for himself. Gage survives only as a literary word, chiefly in certain phrases; as, "the gage of battle."

   Synonyms:
   earnest, gage, pledge, security, surety

   Preposition:
   Security for the payment of a debt; security to the state, for the prisoner, in the sum of a thousand dollars.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bail, bail bond, bondnoun

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   bond certificate, bond paper, adherence, bail bond, chemical bond, shackle, adhesiveness, hamper, alliance, adhesion, trammel, bond, attachment

2. bailverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   bail bond, bond

3. bailverb

   release after a security has been paid

4. bailverb

   deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period

5. bailverb

   secure the release of (someone) by providing security

6. bailverb

   empty (a vessel) by bailing

7. bailverb

   remove (water) from a vessel with a container

Matched Categories

1. • Deliver
   • Empty
   • Guarantee
   • Release
   • Remove

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bailnoun

   Synonyms:
   security, surety

2. bailnoun

   Synonyms:
   handle (of a pail, &c.)

3. bailverb

   Synonyms:
   admit to bail

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bailnoun

   Synonyms:
   security, surety, vadium

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "bail":

   surety, bond, hook, suretyship, guarantor, lease, deposit, kafala, parole

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1. George Gascon:

   The current case he’s arrested for possession of drugs, possession of a gun. He could have, even under my directives, he could have gone to jail. As a matter of fact, had the case been set to trial, then it was very possible he could still be waiting for a trial date. He was on bail, he was out on bail.

2. Steven Mnuchin:

   On things like state and local, this is obviously a big issue, we're still very far apart on that. The President is not going to do a deal that has a massive amount of money to bail out state and local.

3. Tarachand Pohiya:

   Somehow he still got bail. He convinced the court that she wasn't underage.

4. Hank Johnson:

   I believe that it would be a serious hardship to She' yaa's family and a loss for our community if he is not allowed bail so that he can be released from prison.

5. Doug Coltart:

   We are happy that they have been granted bail. But the bail conditions clearly curtail their constitutional rights.