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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 informal) (Law )

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.

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