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Meaning Of Bail
n.
A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat.
v. t.
To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to
bail water out of a boat.
v. t.
To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express
completeness; as, to bail a boat.
v./t.
To deliver; to release.
v./t.
To set free, or deliver from arrest, or out of custody, on
the undertaking of some other person or persons that he or they will be
responsible for the appearance, at a certain day and place, of the
person bailed.
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.
n.
Custody; keeping.
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.
n.
The security given for the appearance of a prisoner in order
to obtain his release from custody of the officer; as, the man is out
on bail; to go bail for any one.
n.
The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel,
usually movable.
n.
A half hoop for supporting the cover of a carrier's wagon,
awning of a boat, etc.
n.
A line of palisades serving as an exterior defense.
n.
The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space inclosed
by it; the outer court.
n.
A certain limit within a forest.
n.
A division for the stalls of an open stable.
n.
The top or cross piece ( or either of the two cross pieces)
of the wicket.