bail
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(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
Types & categories
- recognizance hypernym
Related & opposite
- bail derivation
- criminal law domain topic
Sense 2 verb
release after a security has been paid
Types & categories
- free hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
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
Types & categories
- legal system hypernym
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Sense 4 verb
deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
Types & categories
- hand over hypernym
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Sense 5 verb
secure the release of (someone) by providing security
Types & categories
- guarantee hypernym
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Sense 6 verb
empty (a vessel) by bailing
Types & categories
- empty hypernym
Related & opposite
- bail verb group
Sense 7 verb
remove (water) from a vessel with a container
Types & categories
- remove hypernym
Related & opposite
- bail verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bail |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | criminal law |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | recognizance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bail |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bail |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bailable |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | bail |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | free |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bail |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bail |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | legal system |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bailment |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bailee |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | hand over |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bail |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bailor |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bailable |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | bail |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | guarantee |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | bail |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | empty |
| 7 | verb group | Related & opposite | bail |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | remove |