bail

🇬🇧 UK/beil/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

Money paid as security to release an accused person from custody until their trial

保释金;保释

v.

To secure someone's release from custody by paying bail; to scoop water out of a boat

保释;舀出(船中的水)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
bailother
=bail

Common Collocations

  • 1.bail bond保释担保
  • 2.bail out保释

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He was released on bail after posting a bond with the court.

  • 2.

    The bail bond protected both the defendant and the legal system.

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