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bail
1 Law1. a sum of money by which a person is bound to take responsibility for the appearance in court of another person or himself, forfeited if the person fails to appear
2. the person or persons so binding themselves; surety
3. the system permitting release of a person from custody where such security has been taken
4. jump bail or (formal) forfeit bail to fail to appear in court to answer to a charge
5. stand or go bail to act as surety (for someone)
bail
2Cricket either of two small wooden bars placed across the tops of the stumps to form the wicket
bail
, bale1. a semicircular support for a canopy
2. a movable bar on a typewriter that holds the paper against the platen
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bail
[bāl](engineering)
A loop of heavy wire snap-fitted around two or more parts of a connector or other device to hold the parts together.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
bail
1. The wall of an outer court of a feudal castle.
2. A hinged loop that is used for lifting.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.