bail
English Thesaurus
1. 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) (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | legal system, |
| definition | : | a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws (noun.cognition) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | recognisance, recognizance, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.possession) |
| domain category | : | criminal law, |
| definition | : | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (noun.communication) |
3. remove (water) from a vessel with a container (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | remove, take, take away, withdraw, |
| definition | : | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | bail, |
| definition | : | empty (a vessel) by bailing (verb.change) |
4. empty (a vessel) by bailing (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | empty, |
| definition | : | make void or empty of contents (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | bail, |
| definition | : | remove (water) from a vessel with a container (verb.change) |
5. secure the release of (someone) by providing security (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | guarantee, vouch, |
| definition | : | give surety or assume responsibility (verb.communication) |
| verb group | : | bail, |
| definition | : | release after a security has been paid (verb.social) |
6. deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period (verb.possession)
7. release after a security has been paid (verb.social)
| verb group | : | bail, |
| definition | : | secure the release of (someone) by providing security (verb.communication) |
8. 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) (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | bail, |
| definition | : | secure the release of (someone) by providing security (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | bail, bail, |
| definition | : | release after a security has been paid (verb.social) |
9. secure the release of (someone) by providing security (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | bail, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | bailor, |
| definition | : | the person who delivers personal property (goods or money) in trust to the bailee in a bailment (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | bailable, |
| definition | : | admitting of bail (adj.all) |
10. deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | bailment, |
| definition | : | the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bailee, |
| definition | : | the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered (noun.person) |
11. release after a security has been paid (verb.social)
| derivation | : | bail, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | bail, bail bond, bond, |
| definition | : | (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial (noun.possession) |
| derivation | : | bailable, |
| definition | : | admitting of bail (adj.all) |
12. 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) (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | bail, |
| definition | : | secure the release of (someone) by providing security (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | bail, bail, |
| definition | : | release after a security has been paid (verb.social) |
13. secure the release of (someone) by providing security (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | bail, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | bailor, |
| definition | : | the person who delivers personal property (goods or money) in trust to the bailee in a bailment (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | bailable, |
| definition | : | admitting of bail (adj.all) |
14. deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | bailment, |
| definition | : | the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bailee, |
| definition | : | the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered (noun.person) |
15. release after a security has been paid (verb.social)
| derivation | : | bail, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | bail, bail bond, bond, |
| definition | : | (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial (noun.possession) |
| derivation | : | bailable, |
| definition | : | admitting of bail (adj.all) |
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