bailable
Americanadjective
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eligible for release on bail
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admitting of bail
a bailable offence
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The ruling overturns a Kankakee County judge’s opinion in December that the law violated the constitution’s provision that “all persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Mr Kappan's lawyer told the BBC in 2021 that his client was initially charged with "minor bailable offences".
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2023
Under President Sirleaf's tenure a new, tougher rape law came into force but was then amended, reducing the tough sentences and making it a bailable offence.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2018
But when he ignored that date too, the Supreme Court issued a "bailable warrant" against him, ordering the West Bengal state police chief to bring him in on 31 March.
From BBC ● May 2, 2017
Not a bailable case, Mr. Sheridan, as you, being a lawyer, should be very well aware.
From Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
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