Word Meaning

bail definition and meaning

n. A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat.
v. t. To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to bail water out of a boat.
v. t. To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express completeness; as, to bail a boat.
v./t. To deliver; to release.
v./t. To set free, or deliver from arrest, or out of custody, on the undertaking of some other person or persons that he or they will be responsible for the appearance, at a certain day and place, of the person bailed.
v./t. To deliver, as goods in trust, for some special object or purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee, or person intrusted; as, to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier.
n. Custody; keeping.
n. The person or persons who procure the release of a prisoner from the custody of the officer, or from imprisonment, by becoming surely for his appearance in court.
n. The security given for the appearance of a prisoner in order to obtain his release from custody of the officer; as, the man is out on bail; to go bail for any one.
n. The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel, usually movable.
n. A half hoop for supporting the cover of a carrier's wagon, awning of a boat, etc.
n. A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense.
n. The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space inclosed by it; the outer court.
n. A certain limit within a forest.
n. A division for the stalls of an open stable.
n. The top or cross piece ( or either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket.

Crossword clues for bail

- Conditional release
- Empty a boat by hand
- Empty water from, ... out
- Even ABBA will require security
- Quit, ... out
- Security for accused’s release
- Surety (criminal law)
- Wicket crosspiece