Bail

  • 31bail — ▪ I. bail bail 1 [beɪl] noun [uncountable] LAW 1. when someone who has been accused of a crime is allowed to remain free until their court case starts, usually because an amount of money has been given to the court which the court will keep if… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 32Bail — Contrat de bail Pour les articles homonymes, voir Baux (homonymie). Pour consulter un article plus général, voir : Contrat …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 33BAIL — s. m. T. de Jurispr. Contrat par lequel on donne à quelqu un la jouissance d une chose, moyennant un prix convenu, et pour un temps déterminé. Dans le langage ordinaire, il se dit principalement en parlant Des propriétés rurales et des maisons.… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 34BAIL — n. m. T. de Jurisprudence Contrat par lequel on donne à quelqu’un la jouissance d’une chose, moyennant un prix convenu et pour un temps déterminé. Dans le langage ordinaire, il se dit principalement en parlant des Propriétés rurales et des… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 35bail — bail1 [ beıl ] noun uncount * money that is given to a court when someone is allowed to stay out of prison until their trial. If they do not return for the trial, the court keeps the money: She posted bail of $10,000 (=paid this amount as bail)… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 36bail — I UK [beɪl] / US noun Word forms bail : singular bail plural bails * 1) a) [uncountable] legal money that is given to a court when someone is allowed to stay out of prison until their trial. If they do not return for the trial, the court keeps… …

    English dictionary

  • 37bail — I. /beɪl / (say bayl) noun 1. (in criminal proceedings) the release of a prisoner from legal custody into the custody of persons acting as sureties, undertaking to produce the prisoner to the court at a later date or forfeit the security… …

  • 38bail — (ball, ll mouillées) s. m. Terme de jurisprudence. Contrat par lequel on cède la jouissance d une chose pour un prix et pour un temps. •   Il vint lui signifier de rompre le bail, SÉV. 209. •   De jour en jour leur ligue avare Augmenterait le… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 39bail — 1 noun (U) 1 money left with a court of law to prove that a prisoner will return when their trial 1 (1) starts: release sb on bail/grant sb bail (=let someone out of prison when bail is paid): She was released on bail of $5000. | be on bail (=be… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40bail — I n 1.Low. surety, bond, bail bond, warranty, security, collateral, guarantee, deposit; pledge, plight, sponsorship. 2. bailor, bondsman, sponsor, backer, backup, custodian. 3. go or stand bail for bail out, bond, get [s.o.] out on bail, put up… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder