Tra từ bail - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

bail [bail bails bailed bailing] noun, verb BrE [beɪl] NAmE [beɪl]
noun
1. uncountable 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
•Can anyone put up bail for you?
•She was released on £2 000 bail.
•Bail was set at $1 million.
•He committed another offence while he was out on bail (= after ↑bail had been agreed).
•The judge granted/refused bail.
•She jumped/skipped bail (= did not appear at her trial).
2. countable, usually plural (in ↑cricket)either of the two small pieces of wood on top of each set of three wooden posts (called ↑stumps)

Word Origin:
n. sense 1 and v. Middle English Old French bailler ‘take charge of’ Latin bajulare ‘bear a burden’ n. sense 2 Middle English Old French baile ‘palisade, enclosure’ baillier ‘enclose’ Latin baculum ‘rod, stick’ early 17th cent. bail ‘bucket’ French baille Latin bajulus ‘carrier’

Collocations:
Criminal justice
Breaking the law
break/violate/obey/uphold the law
be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
be arrested/ (especially NAmE) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US) felony charges
be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially NAmE) homicide/four counts of fraud
face two charges of indecent assault
admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for sth)
deny the allegations/claims/charges
confess to a crime
grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
The legal process
stand/await/bring sb to/come to/be on trial
take sb to/come to/settle sth out of court
face/avoid/escape prosecution
seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
sit/stand/appear/be put/place sb in the dock
plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
be called to/enter (BrE) the witness box
take/put sb on the stand/(NAmE) the witness stand
call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of sb
raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
reach a unanimous/majority verdict
return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
secure a conviction/your acquittal
lodge/file an appeal
appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
Sentencing and punishment
pass sentence on sb
carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
receive/be given the death penalty
be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)
be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
do/serve time/ten years
be sent to/put sb in/be released from jail/prison
be/put sb/spend X years on death row
be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
more collocations at ↑crime

Example Bank:
•For very serious crimes, it is hard to get bail.
•He committed another robbery while out on bail.
•He was sent to a bail hostel until the case came to court.
•Rosenthal is currently free on bail.
•She couldn't get bail and now she's lost those 20 months she spent on remand.
•She has been granted conditional bail.
•The accused were held without bail.
•The judge set bail at £50 000.
•The police were successful in opposing bail.
•They were released on police bail pending further enquiries.
Derived: ↑bail out ▪ ↑bail somebody out

verb (BrE also bale)
1. transitive ~ sb (to do sth) to release sb on ↑bail
•He was bailed to appear in court on 15 March.
2. intransitive (NAmE, informal)to leave a place, especially quickly
•Sorry, I really have to bail.
3. transitive ~ sb (up) (AustralE, NZE, informal)to approach sb and talk to them, often when they do not want this
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. sense 1 and v. Middle English Old French bailler ‘take charge of’ Latin bajulare ‘bear a burden’ n. sense 2 Middle English Old French baile ‘palisade, enclosure’ baillier ‘enclose’ Latin baculum ‘rod, stick’ early 17th cent. bail ‘bucket’ French baille Latin bajulus ‘carrier’

Synonyms:
save
rescue • bail out • redeem
These words all mean to prevent sb/sth from dying, losing sth, being harmed or embarrassed.
save • to prevent sb/sth from dying, being harmed or destroyed or losing sth: ▪ Doctors were unable to save him. ◇ ▪ a campaign to save the panda from extinction
rescue • to save sb/sth from a dangerous or harmful situation: ▪ They were rescued by a passing cruise ship.
bail sb out • to rescue sb/sth from a difficult situation, especially by providing money: ▪ Don't expect me to bail you out if it all goes wrong.
redeem • (formal, religion) to save sb from the power of evil: ▪ He was a sinner, redeemed by the grace of God.
Redeem is also used in non-religious language in the phrase redeem a situation, which means to prevent a situation from being as bad as it might be.
to save/rescue/redeem sb/sth from sth
to save/rescue/redeem a situation
to save/redeem sinners/mankind
to rescue sb/bail sb out financially

Example Bank:
•He was bailed on a minor drugs charge.
•She was bailed to appear in court on 15 May.

See also: ↑bale