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Synonyms

make bail

Idioms  

  1. Put up security as an assurance that someone released from prison will appear for trial, as in He didn't think he could make bail for his brother. The use of bail for “security” was first recorded in 1495.

Example Sentences

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For more than two years they have been kept in a county jail, unable to make bail.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

He will make bail, so he won’t be in jail.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2023

Mr. Alba was able to make bail when a judge lowered the required dollar amount from $250,000 to $50,000, according to the Post.

From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2022

Some have been arrested under laws that allow people to be held for extended periods without trial, and that make bail terms extremely difficult, and sometimes impossible.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2022

If you can make bail, you pay and go home.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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