单词 | bail |
释义 | bail bail // noun, verb
■ noun [U]
(Law ) money that sb agrees to pay if a person accused of a crime does not appear at their trial. When bail has been arranged, the accused person is allowed to go free until the trial: She was released on bail. The judge granted bail.
❖ to allow/deny/give/ grant/refuse (sb) bail
■ verb [+ obj]
(Law ) to release sb on bail: He was bailed to appear in court on 15 March.
PHRASAL VERBS
bail out (of sth) (BrE spelling also bale out (of sth)) (also bail, especially in AmE to stop doing or taking part in sth because it is difficult or unpleasant: When the companies merged, several key people decided to bail (out). Some programmers bailed out of the project because it was too stressful. Some traders were forced to bail out (= sell shares) when the market turned against them. bail sb out to pay sb's bail for them bail sb/sth out (of sth) (BrE spelling also bale sb/sth out (of sth)) to rescue sb/sth from a difficult situation: The government had to bail the company out of financial difficulty. BAILOUT |
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