Definition of bail

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Bail (n.) The top or cross piece ( or either of the two cross pieces) of the wicket.

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Deposit :: Deposit (v. t.) A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor.
Bailable :: Bailable (a.) That can be delivered in trust; as, bailable goods..
Pail :: Pail (n.) A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a bail, -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk, etc.; a bucket. It may, or may not, have a cover..
Bail Bond :: Bail bond () Special bail in court to abide the judgment.
Boroughmaster :: Boroughmaster (n.) The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough..
Bale :: Bale (v. t.) See Bail, v. t., to lade..
Bail :: Bail (v. t.) To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express completeness; as, to bail a boat..
Burghmaster :: Burghmaster (n.) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workmen; -- called also bailiff, and barmaster..
Bailiff :: Bailiff (n.) A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc..
Bail :: Bail (v./t.) To deliver, as goods in trust, for some special object or purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee, or person intrusted; as, to bail cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail goods to a carrier..
Bail :: Bail (n.) The person or persons who procure the release of a prisoner from the custody of the officer, or from imprisonment, by becoming surely for his appearance in court..
Bail :: Bail (n.) A half hoop for supporting the cover of a carrier's wagon, awning of a boat, etc..
Bailable :: Bailable (a.) Having the right or privilege of being admitted to bail, upon bond with sureties; -- used of persons..
Bailment :: Bailment (n.) The action of bailing a person accused.
Bail Bond :: Bail bond () A bond or obligation given by a prisoner and his surety, to insure the prisoner's appearance in court, at the return of the writ..
Bail :: Bail (n.) A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense.
Estreat :: Estreat (n.) A true copy, duplicate, or extract of an original writing or record, esp. of amercements or penalties set down in the rolls of court to be levied by the bailiff, or other officer..
Bail :: Bail (n.) The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel, usually movable..
Wicket :: Wicket (n.) A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails, lying horizontally across the top..
Approver :: Approver (v. t.) A bailiff or steward; an agent.
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