Bail

Definition - Transitive Verb
1  : to release on bail
2  : to obtain the release of by giving bail ­often used with out
3  : to place (personal property) under a bailment <identity of the article claimed to have been ~ed ­Peet v. Roth Hotel Co., 253 N.W. 546 (1934)>
Property is usually bailed by putting it temporarily in the custody of another for a specific purpose, as safekeeping or delivery to a third party.

Definition - Noun
[Anglo-French, act of handing over, delivery of a prisoner into someone's custody in exchange for security, from bailler to hand over, entrust, from Old French, from Latin bajulare to carry (a burden)]
1  : the temporary release of a prisoner in exchange for security given for the prisoner's appearance at a later hearing <while free on ~>
2  : the security given for a prisoner's release
also
: the amount or terms of the security <excessive ~ shall not be required ­U.S. Constitution amend. VIII> <posted cash ~> <motion to reduce ~>
3  : one who provides bail and is liable for the released prisoner's appearance <~ may arrest or authorize arrest of principal ­Code of Alabama>
: to flee the jurisdiction while released on bail
: to be released on bail
Pronunciation'bAl

Pronunciation Key

  • \&\ as a and u in a b ut
  • \[^&]\ as e in kitt en
  • \&r\ as ur and er in f urther
  • \a\ as a inash
  • \A\ as a in ace
  • \?\ as o in m op
  • \au\ as ou in ou t
  • \ch\ as ch in ch in
  • \e\ as e in bet
  • \E\ as ea in easy
  • \g\ as g in go
  • \i\ as i in hit
  • \I\ as i in ice
  • \j\ as j in job
  • \[ng]\ as ng in sing
  • \O\ as o in go
  • \o\ as aw in law
  • \oi\ as oy in boy
  • \th\ as th in thin
  • \[th_]\ as thin the
  • \?\ as oo in loot
  • \u\ as oo in foot
  • \y\ as y in yet
  • \zh\ as si in vision


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a writ calling the attention of the trial court to facts which do not appear on the record despite the exercise of reasonable diligence by the defendant and which if known and established at the time a judgment was rendered would have resulted in a different judgment


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