Bail
/beɪ̯l/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Bail
noun
- Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
- Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.
- The person providing such payment.
- A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.
- A person who bails water out of a boat.
verb
- To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
- To release a person under such guarantee.
- To hand over personal property to be held temporarily by another as a bailment.
"to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier"
- To remove (water) from a boat by scooping it out.
"to bail water out of a boat"
- To remove water from (a boat) by scooping it out.
"to bail a boat"