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Definition: Bail |
BailNoun1. (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". 2. 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". Verb1. Release after a security has been paid. 2. Deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period. 3. Secure the release of (someone) by providing security. 4. Empty (a vessel) by bailing. 5. Remove (water) from a vessel with a container. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "bail" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1591. (references) |
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Dream Interpretation | If the dreamer is seeking bail, unforeseen troubles will arise; accidents are likely to occur; unfortunate alliances may be made. If you go bail for another, about the same conditions, though hardly as bad. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Engineering & Technology | A wire handle attached to a container for carrying. Source: European Union. (references) |
Law | Admit(the accused/the prisoner)to bail/remand him on bail [VE1]. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his appearance on the day and time appointed. (references) | |
Literature | Bail (French, bailler). To deliver up. Common bail or bail below. A bail given to the sheriff, after arresting a person, to guarantee that the defendant will appear in court at any day and time the court demands. Special bail or bail above, consists of persons who undertake to satisfy all claims made on the defendant, and to guarantee his rendering himself up to justice when required. Bail. (See Leg-bail) To bail up. To disarm before robbing, to force to throw up the arms. (Australian.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Metallurgy | Hoop or arched connection between crane hook and ladle, or between crane hook and mould trunions. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. As used by churn drillers, to remove a liquid from a borehole by use of a tubular container attached to a wire line. See also:bailer b. The handle on a bucket, cage, or skip by means of which it may be lifted or lowered c. A large clevis d. To dewater a mine with a skip or bailer. e. As used by the diamond- and rotary-drilling industries, (1) a U-shaped steel rod with the open ends formed into eyes fitting over two lugs projecting from the sides of a water swivel, or (2) a U-shaped steel rod with open ends attached to an open-sided, latch-equipped, circular collar, that fits around a drill rod and under the base of a water swivel. Both types of bails are designed to permit circulation of fluid through the drill rod string while the rods are suspended on the hoist line or while the rods are being raised or lowered a few feet with the hoisting cabl. (references) |
Sports & Leisure | To dip water out of a boat. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Bail is some form of capital which is deposited or pledged to a court in order to convince it to release a suspect from prison, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail ("skipping bail" is also illegal).
In some countries, including the US, it is common. In some other countries it is not possible: one is kept imprisoned before the trial if and only if that is deemed necessary.
In countries where it is possible, depending upon the court involved and the crime(s) of which one is accused, bail is not always available.
Bail can always be legally denied for an offense which the governing legislature has determined that it is unbailable.
See also: criminal justice, bounty hunter.
In medieval England, the sheriffs originally possessed sovereign authority to release or hold suspected criminals. Some sheriffs would exploit the bail for their own gain. The Statute of Westminster (1275) limited the discretion of sheriffs with respect to the bail. Via this statute, bailable and non-bailable offenses were defined, however, the sheriffs retained the authority to decide the amount of bail required.
In the early 17th Century, King Charles I ordered noblemen to issue him loans. Those who refused were imprisoned. Five of the incarcerated filed a habeas corpus petition arguing that they should not be held indefinitely without trial or bail. In the Petition of Right (1628) the Parliament argued that, in violation of the Magna Carta, the King had imprisoned people without just cause.
The Habeas Corpus Act (1677) states, "A Magistrate shall discharge Prisoners from their Imprisonment taking their Recognizance, with one or more Surety or Sureties, in any Sum according to the Magistrate's discretion, unless it shall appear that the Party is committed for such Matter or offenses for which by law the Prisoner is not bailable."
The English Bill of Rights (1689) states that "excessive bail hath been required of persons committed in criminal cases, to elude the benefit of the laws made for the liberty of the subjects. Excessive bail ought not to be required." This was a precursor of the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution.
In Colonial America, bail law was based off English law. Some of the colonies simply guaranteed their subjects the protections of British law. In 1776, after the Declaration of Independence, those which had not already done so, enacted their own versions of bail law.
Section 9 of Virginia's 1776 Constitution states "excessive bail ought not to be required..." In 1785, the following was added, "Those shall be let to bail who are apprehended for any crime not punishable in life or limb...But if a crime be punishable by life or limb, or if it be manslaughter and there be good cause to believe the party guilty thereof, he shall not be admitted to bail."
Section 29 of the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 states "Excessive bail shall not be exacted for bailable offenses."
The Eighth Amendment in the US Federal Bill of Rights is derived from the Virginia Constitution, "Excessive bail shall not be required...", in regards to which Mr. Livermore commented, "The clause seems to have no meaning to it, I do not think it necessary. What is meant by the term excessive bail...?!"
The Eighth Amendment, to the Constitution, like the English Habeas Corpus Act of 1678, requires that a suspect "be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation" and thus enabling a suspect to demand bail if accused of a bailable offense.
In 1789, the same year that the Bill of rights were introduced, Congress passed the Judiciary Act. This specified which types of crimes were bailable and set bounds on the discretion of a judge in setting bail. The Act states that all noncapital offenses are bailable and that in capital cases the decision to detain a suspect, prior to trial, was to be left to the judge.
The Judiciary Arct states, "Upon all arrests in criminal cases, bail shall be admitted, except where punishment may be by death, in which cases it shall not be admitted but by the supreme or a circuit court, or by a justice of the supreme court, or a judge of a district court, who shall exercise their discretion therein."
In 1966, Congress enacted the Bail Reform Act of 1966 which states that a non-capital defendant is to be released, pending trial, on his personal recognizance or on personal bond, unless the judicial officer determines that such incentives will not adequately assure his appearance at trial. In that case, the judge must select an alternative from a list of conditions, such as restrictions on travel. Individuals charged with a capital offense, or who have been convicted and are awaiting sentencing or appeal, are to be released unless the judicial officer has reason to believe that no conditions will reasonably assure that the person will not flee or pose a danger. In noncapital cases, the Act does not permit a judge to consider a suspect's danger to the community, only in capital cases or after conviction is the judge authorized to do so.
The 1966 Act was particularly criticized within the District of Columbia, where all crimes formerly fell under Federal bail law. In a number of instances, persons accused of violent crimes committed additional crimes when released on their personal recognizance. These individuals were often released yet again.
The Judicial Council committee recommended that, even in noncapital cases, a person's dangerousness should be considered in determining conditions for release. The District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 allowed judges to consider dangerousness and risk of flight when setting bail in noncapital cases. (From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
History of the Bail
Bail Law in England
Bail Law in the United States
The Judiciary Act of 1789
The Bail Reform Act of 1966
Bail (cricket)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bail."
Synonyms: BailSynonyms: bail bond (n), bond (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Avoidance | Beat a retreat; turn tail, turn one's back; take to one's heels; runaway, run for one's life; cut and run; be off like a shot; fly, flee; fly away, flee away, run away from; take flight, take to flight; desert, elope; make off, scamper off, sneak off, shuffle off, sheer off; break away, tear oneself away, slip away, slink away, steel away, make away from, scamper away from, sneak away from, shuffle away from, sheer away from; slip cable, part company, turn one's heel; sneak out of, play truant, give one the go by, give leg bail, take French leave, slope, decamp, flit, bolt, abscond, levant, skedaddle, absquatulate, cut one's stick, walk one's chalks, show a light pair of heels, make oneself scarce; escape; go away; (depart); abandon; reject. |
Conduct | Run a race, lead a life, play a game; take a course, adopt a course; steer one's course, shape one's course; play one's paint, play one's cards, shift for oneself; paddle one's own canoe; bail one's own boat. |
Debt | Answer for, go bail for. |
Receptacle | Bail, beaker, billy, canakin; catch basin, catch drain; chatti, lota, mussuk, schooner, spider, terrine, toby, urceus. |
Security | Verb: give security, give bail, give substantial bail; go bail; pawn, impawn, spout, mortgage, hypothecate, impignorate. |
Sponsor, cosponsor, sponsion, sponsorship; surety, bail; mainpernor, hostage; godchild, godfather, godmother. | |
Stealing | Plunder, pillage, rifle, sack, loot, ransack, spoil, spoliate, despoil, strip, sweep, gut, forage, levy blackmail, pirate, pickeer, maraud, lift cattle, poach; smuggle, run; badger; bail up, hold up, stick up; bunco, bunko, filibuster. |
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Crosswords: Bail |
| English words defined with "bail": bail bond, bail out, bailable, Bailed, Bailing, Bailpiece, bond ♦ Knight of the post ♦ Ne exeat ♦ Replevy ♦ To bowl, To jump one's bail ♦ Vadium. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "bail": bail attacher, Borowe, BUCK BAIL, BUFFER ♦ handle maker, Highland Bail ♦ JAILER, CHIEF ♦ kinker ♦ Man-Ten steel alloy, MEN OF STRAW, MOP-HANDLE ASSEMBLER ♦ overturning skip ♦ PAIL BAILER, POLICE LIEUTENANT, PATROL, POLICE OFFICER, BOOKING ♦ QUEER BAIL ♦ snapper-on, supersonic syndrome. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "bail": Vadium. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Bail" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (farm, lease, leasehold, tenure), Irish (prosperity), Scottish (thrift). |
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Screenplays | Okay so we're taken to jail. The other kids' fathers bail them out, mine left me there for two days (Rain Man; writing credit: Ronald Bass) I have to bail. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) What's the story on bail for my client (Shannon's Deal; writing credit: John Sayles) He robs your nest egg to bail out that little troll next door, while my daughter has to wash her clothes in the river (The Flintstones; writing credit: Tom S. Parker; Jim Jennewein) | |
Lyrics | I'm on one, I might bail up in the Century Club (The Next Episode; performing artist: Dr. Dre) Out on bail, fifty thou', still ridin with toast (Guilty Until Proven Innocent; performing artist: Jay-Z) Who you know can make a million dollar bail on cash (Put Ya Hands Up; performing artist: KISS) I'll blast for you, need bail put up tha cash for you (Love Is All We Need; performing artist: Mary J. Blige) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Bail (2002) Bail Out (1994) Out on Bail (1989) | |
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President Abraham Lincoln | I could as easily bail out the Potomac River with a teaspoon as attend to all the details of the army. |
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US Bill of Rights | 1795 | Amendment VIII. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. (reference) |
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Business | The INI also supports programs to provide translators for indigenous defendants and to assist them in obtaining bail bonds. (references) | |
The union leaders were released on bail in July 1996, and the first of the two union enterprises began operating at the end of the following month. (references) | ||
Children | Antigua and Barbuda | Newspaper and POWA reports indicated that fines for those arrested were extremely low, and that all arrested offenders, except for a Jamaican citizen, were released on bail. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Chile | He was briefly imprisoned and released on bail. (references) |
Somalia | He was released on bail pending trial later the same day. (references) | |
Economic History | Bangladesh | Jatiya Party president, Ershad, was released from prison on bail in January 1997. (references) |
Finland | At the same time, the government was forced to bail out several major banks whose failure would have prompted a collapse of the banking system. (references) | |
Armenia | Since the adoption of the Law on Bank Bankruptcy in 1996, the government's role in the management of major banks and its ability to bail out banks has been limited. (references) | |
Human Rights | Sweden | Bail does not exist. (references) |
Indonesia | Bail rarely is granted. (references) | |
Slovak Republic | A system of bail exists. (references) | |
Minorities | Ghana | The chief and his supporters were brought before the Kumasi tribunal and later granted bail. (references) |
Egypt | Two suspects in the case were released on bail in October 2000, and had not been tried by year's end. (references) | |
Ghana | Of the 11 people arrested for attacking churches during the year's annual ban on drumming, 3 were released for lack of evidence and 8 were set free on bail. (references) | |
Political Economy | Ethiopia | The judiciary continued to show some signs of growing independence; however, the Judicial Administration Council took disciplinary action against a judge after he released suspects on bail on habeas corpus grounds. (references) |
Political Rights | Iran | Authorities released her on bail immediately after her arrest, but eventually sentenced her to 22 months in prison. (references) |
Travel | Ecuador | U.S. citizens arrested in Ecuador for drug-related offenses may experience prolonged pretrial detention without bail. (references) |
Women | Kuwait | The Kuwaiti woman was being held in prison without bail at year's end. (references) |
Pakistan | As of September 30, the husband and in-laws remained in custody after the court rejected their appeal for bail. (references) | |
Botswana | In 1999 a High Court ruled unconstitutional a provision in the law that allowed the detention of rape suspects without bail. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Pakistan | Without money to pay for bail, trafficking victims often are bailed out by their pimps, who require them to return to prostitution. (references) |
Zimbabwe | After both local and international observers criticized the tactics as extortion, the Government arrested two local war veteran leaders, who quickly were released on bail. (references) | |
Albania | Parliament members attempted to impeach three members of the Supreme Court over their conduct in a high-profile case of trafficking in persons, which allowed a suspect to get out on bail and flee the country; however, the impeachment failed, in part due to lack of adequate evidence and proper investigation by prosecutors. (references) | |
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Harland Braun | To Van Nuys. And there, the district attorney will either not file a complaint and the charges will then lapse, or they'll file a complaint and they'll set bail or not set bail, and they'll set a date for a preliminary hearing. |
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James Madison | 1809-1817 | Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. |
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| "Bail" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 83.01% of the time. "Bail" is used about 882 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 83.01% | 732 | 9,235 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 10.87% | 96 | 33,456 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 4.98% | 44 | 51,500 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.13% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Total | 100.00% | 882 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "bail" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Bail | Last name | 1,000 | 18,819 |
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| France | Bail Investissement |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "bail": admit to bail ♦ allow bail ♦ Bail above ♦ bail bond ♦ bail one's own boat ♦ bail out ♦ bail out a boat ♦ bail out a company ♦ bail out of an aeroplane ♦ bail out water ♦ Bail to the action ♦ bail up ♦ be on bail ♦ be out on bail ♦ find bail ♦ forfeit bail ♦ forfeit one's bail ♦ give bail ♦ go bail ♦ go bail for ♦ go bail for smb. ♦ grant bail ♦ hold to bail ♦ jailed without bail ♦ jump bail ♦ Leg bail ♦ let out on bail ♦ on bail ♦ put up bail for smb. ♦ release on bail ♦ release smb. on bail ♦ remand a prisoner on bail ♦ remand on bail ♦ special bail ♦ stand bail ♦ Straw bail ♦ To jump one's bail ♦ without bail. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "bail": bail-bond, bail-high, bail-out. | |
Ending with "bail": give leg-bail, leg-bail, off-bail. | |
Containing "bail": no-bail-out. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "bail"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | para për dorëzani, kovë (bin, bucket, pail, skip), i heq ujët (dehydrate), garant (backer, bailsman, guarantor, proposer, sponsor, surety, voucher, warrantor), garanci (assurance, cover, earnest, Gage, guarantee, guaranty, hostage, pawn, pledge, recognizance, surety, warrant, warranty), dorëzani (guarantee), depozitoj (bank, deposit, fund, Lodge, pay in, save). (various references) | |
Arabic | كفل موقوفا, كفالة (bond, custody, guarantee, guaranty, patronage, retainer, security, sponsorship, surety, warranty), مقبض الدلو أو الغلاية, مثبتة الورقة على أسطوانة, هبط من الطائرة بمظلة (bail out), نزح الماء من السفينة, ودع بضاعة, حاجز (arresting, bar, barricade, barrier, block, dike, divider, division, dyke, fence, jamming, levee, obstacle, parapet, partition, rail, screen, stem, traverse), ساعد على النجاة من مأزق, المنزحة, إطلاق سراح بكفالة (bailment), دلو (bucket, pail). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | гаранция (earnest, guarantee, guaranty, hostage, pledge, recognizance, safeguard, seal, security, sponsion, surety, undertaking, warrant, warranty), залог (forfeit, guaranty, hostage, mortgage, pawn, pledge, punt, security, stake, surety, voice), поръчителство (guarantee, guaranty, pledge, sponsion, sponsorship, surety, warrant, warranty), дръжка (arm, ear, grip, gripe, haft, handgrip, handle, helve, hold, lever, peduncle, petiole, pull, shank, stem, stock). (various references) | |
Chinese | 保證金 (cash deposit, earnest money), 保證人 (guarantor), 保释金, 保釋 (release on bail). (various references) | |
Czech | záruka (assurance, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, safeguard, security, surety, trust, undertaking, warrant, warranty), příèny kolík, kauce (guarantee, surety). (various references) | |
Danish | bøjle (clamp, coulter clamp, coulter clip, fork, hoop, swinging yoke), spiltov, spilbom, sikkerhed (safety, security), kranbalance (lifting beam, lifting eyes of the heavier moulding boxes, sling beam, yoke), åg (yoke). (various references) | |
Dutch | beugel (ring, trolley), trekbeugel (bulldog grip, clamp, coulter clamp, coulter clip, swinging yoke), stalboom, latierboom, juk (yoke). (various references) | |
Farsi | کفیل گرفتن , کفالت , واگذاری (Abandon, Abandonment, Assignment, Cession, Conveyance, Demission, Resignation, Submission, Surrender), حلقه دورچلیک , حبس (Calaboose, Custody, Durante, Imprisonment, Jail, Lockup, Prison), توقیف (Arrest, Constraint, Custody, Durante, Holdup, Internment, Lockup, Nab, Suppression), تسمه (Belt, Halter, Hoop, Lash, Ribbon, Strop, Thong), سطل (Bucket, Kit, Pail), ضمانت (Assurance, Bond, Guarantee, Guaranty, Pledge, Responsibility, Sponsorship, Warranty), انتقال (Conduction, Conveyance, Intuition, Shift, Transmission, Transmittal, Turnover), بقیدکفیل ازادکردن , بامانت سپردن (Entrust). (various references) | |
Finnish | takaus (furnish a guarantee, guarantee, security, surety), pilttuupuomi, nostosanka (yoke), kantoies (yoke), ammentaa (acquire, draw, ladle, obtain, procure, scoop). (various references) | |
French | caution. (various references) | |
German | kaution (deposit, guarantee, security), Bügel (arc, bow, clamp, clip, coat hanger, ear piece, frame, handle, hanger, stirrup, trigger guard, yoke). (various references) | |
Greek | χρηματική εγγύηση (recognizance), ζυγός (balance beam, balancer, busbar, rocker arm, scale, shock compensating rocker beam, weigh-bridge, weighing machine, yoke), εγγύηση (assurance, collateral, guarantee, guaranty, hallmark, recognizance, security, sponsion, sponsorship, sureship, surety, warrant, warranty), εγγυώμαι (answer for, ensure, guarantee, pledge, sponsor, underwrite, vouch, warrant), εγγυητήσ (bailer, bailsman, bond, bondsman, guarantee, guarantor, guaranty, security, sponsor, surety, voucher, warranter), αντλώ βάρκα από νερά, αδειάζω βάρκα από νερά. (various references) | |
Hebrew | לשחרר בערבות, ל"ריק מים, ערבות (guaranty, pledge, surety). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kezesség (del credere, sponsion, surety, warrant), kezes (bailer, bailsman, easy on hand, frank to the road, guarantee, guarantor, sponsor, surety, warranter), jótálló (guarantor, security, sponsor, surety, voucher), jótállás (assurance, guaranty, indemnity, security, surety, warrant, warranty), óvadék (bond, caution, margin, to remand on bail). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tebusan (compensation, ransom), tanggungan (assurance, burden, dependent), jaminan (assurance, collateral). (various references) | |
Italian | cauzione (bond, caution, deposit, guarantee, recognizance, surety), aggottare. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 保釈金 , 保釈 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ほしゃくき", ほしゃく. (various references) | |
Korean | 보석금. (various references) | |
Manx | raane (assurance, bond, collateral, guarantee, hostage, pledge, surety), kit. (various references) | |
Norwegian | kausjon (guarantee). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ailbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | baia (pen, stall), vala de separação, por em liberdade sob fiança, garantia (assertion, assurance, caution, chit, contention, deposit, earnest, gage, guarantee, handsel, hansel, lien, palladium, pawn, pledge, safe conduct, safeguard, sea-letter, sponsion, voucher, warrant, warranty, word), fianc,a, cauc,a~o, fiança (gage, guarantee, recognizance, sponsion, sponsorship, warrant, warranty), esvaziar (bleed, buzz, clean out, clear, crush, deflate, deplenish, deplete, dump, empty, gut, pour out, rifle, scoop, turn out, unpack), estribo da barra de tracção (clamp, coulter clamp, coulter clip, swinging yoke, U-bolt), escoar (buttress, drain, lapse, leak, ooze, run off), concha (cockleboat, conch, ladle, scoop, seashell, shell), caução (bailment, caution, coverage, gage, pledge, recognizance, sponsion, surety, warrant), asa (ear, handle, knob, wing), afiançar (guarantee, state, warrant). (various references) | |
Romanian | zãlog (deposit, forfeit, guarantee, guaranty, lien, pawn, recognizance, security), toartã (ear, handle, hook, lug, shackle), scoate cu ispolul, miner (digger, miner, pitman), lua pe garanţie, lingurã (shovel, spoon, spoonful, tablespoon, tablespoonful), ispol, garant (guarantee, guarantor, guaranty, sponsor, voucher), garanţie (assurance, bailment, earnest, faith, guarantee, guaranty, hostage, indemnification, liability, lien, pledge, recognizance, security, sponsion, sponsorship, surety, token, warrant), chezaş (guarantee, guarantor, guaranty, hostage, sponsor, voucher), chezãşie (Gage, guarantee, guaranty, hostage, pledge, surety, warrant), cauţiune (bailment, guarantee, guaranty, replevin, security, sponsion, surety). (various references) | |
Russian | ковш (bucket, dipper, grab, ladle, scoop, shovel, trough), залог (caution money, deposit, earnest, guarantee, guaranty, hostage, lien, pawn, pledge, recognizance, surety), брать на поруки/ залог, поручительство (affidavit, guarantee, pledge, security, sponsion), порука (guarantee). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | položiti jamstvo, kauciju, kaucija (caution money, deposit, down payment, security), jamstvo. (various references) | |
Spanish | fianza (bond, deposit, guarantee, guaranty, recognizance, security, surety), asa (ASA, ear, handgrip, handle, merry-thought). (various references) | |
Swedish | borgen (caution money, guarantee, guaranty, security). (various references) | |
Thai | การประกันตัว, ที่ถือครึ่งวงกลมของถัง, ถังวิ"น้ำ, วิ"น้ำ (bail out), ประกันตัวออกไป. (various references) | |
Turkish | teminât (assurance, caution, caution money, deposit, down payment, earnest, Gage, guarantee, hostage, indemnification, indemnity, pledge, recognizance, security, surety, warrant), suyunu boşaltmak (bale, bale out water, drain out, pump dry), kurtarmak (absolve, bail out, bring off, bring through, clean up, clear, deliver, disabuse, disabuse of, disembarrass, disembody, disengage, extricate, free, get smb. out of a jam, help, keep from, liberate, pull through, recover, redeem, relieve, rescue, retrieve, retrieve from, rid, salvage, salve, save, set free, tear away, unfetter, worry smb. out of smth.), kulp (grip, handgrip, handhold, handle, holder, lug, pretext), kefil (bondsman, guarantee, guarantor, guaranty, sponsor, surety, voucher, warranter), kefaletle serbest bırakmak (admit to bail, allow bail, bail out, grant bail, parole, release on bail), kefalet (bailment, caution, caution money, guarantee, guaranty, indemnification, recognizance, security, sponsion, suretyship, warranty), emanet etmek (commend, commit, confide, consign, deposit, entrust, resign, trust, trust smb. with smth.), çember (basket, circle, circuit, circumference, girth, hoop, ring, round). (various references) | |
Turkmen | zamun (guarantee, surety). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | обмежувати (abridge, astrict, bound, circumscribe, confine, cramp, enclose, limit, narrow, pinch on, restrain, restrict, stint, straiten, terminate), перегородка між стійлами в стайні, порука (bailment, borrow, caution, earnest, pledge, warrant), поручитель (bailsman, bond, borrow, guarantee, guarantor, surety, voucher, warrantor), брати на поруки (be on bail), застава (bailment, barrier, bond, borrow, gate, guarantee, hostage, mortgage, outpost, pawn, pledge, recognizance, toll bar), зовнішня огорожа фортеці, дужка (ear, tug), надавати товари у кредит, ставати поручителем, вичерпувати воду, вносити заставу, відро (bucket, pail), ківш (bailer, basket, ladle, scoop), тартати, скоба (brace, bracket, buckle, clamp, clench, clinch, clincher, clip, cramp, holdfast, staple, stirrup), звільняти з ув'язнення під заставу. (various references) | |
Welsh | bael, meichiau (surety), mechni%ydd (surety), mechni (surety), mach (surety), hysbyddu cwch (bale), gwystl (hostage, pledge). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | bajulare. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | baille, baillier, plege. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "bail": bailable, bailed, bailee, bailees, bailer, bailers, bailey, baileys, bailie, bailies, bailiff, bailiffs, bailiffship, bailiffships, bailing, bailiwick, bailiwicks, bailment, bailments, bailor, bailors, bailout, bailouts, bails, bailsman, bailsmen. (additional references) | |
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"Bail" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Abal, abi, Abil, Abill, baael, Baai, Babij, bacio, Bacl, Badile, Badiola, badl, bael, Baelz, bagil, bahl, baia, Baic, Baif, baig, baii, baij, baik, baile, Baill, baily, baio, baiq, bair, bali, balic, balid, Balig, Balija, Balil, balim, bami, barl, baual, baul, bauld, baxil, bayl, Bayla, Bazil, begil, beil, beli, belim, beliv, belix, beol, Bhai, bhaji, bia, biaa, Biac, bial, Biala, biali, bihl, Bijl, Bikila, bil, Bila, bili, biul, boai, braill, Brailu, bril, Bueil, Bwayla, byill, hbai, Jbeil, Xbai. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "bail" (pronounced bā"l) |
| 3 | b ā" l | bale. |
| 2 | -ā" l | ail, ale, assail, avail, braille, Carrell, curtail, dale, derail, detail, entail, exhale, fail, flail, frail, gale, grail, hail, Hale, impale, stale, surveil, tail, tale, inhale, jail, kail, kale, mail, maile, male, nail, pail, pale, prevail, quail, quale, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, trail, tramell, travail, unveil, Vail, Vale, veil, wail, Wale, whale. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-i-l" | |
-1 letter: ail, alb, bal, lab, lib. | |
-2 letters: ab, ai, al, ba, bi, la, li. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-i-l" | |
+1 letter: aboil, alibi, bails, basil, biali, bialy, binal, blain, brail, kibla, labia, libra, limba, pibal. | |
+2 letters: abelia, ablins, abseil, abulia, abulic, albeit, albino, albite, alibis, alible, baalim, bailed, bailee, bailer, bailey, bailie, bailor, baling, basils, bewail, bialis, bialys, biaxal, bilboa, blains, brails, brasil, brazil, bridal, burial, fibula, gimbal, habile, imbalm, kiblah, kiblas, labial, labile, labium, lambie, liable, liblab, librae, libras, limbas, obelia, pibals, ribald, tabuli, tibial, timbal, tribal, viable, viably. | |
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