bailable

American  

[bey-luh-buhl] / ˈbeɪ lə bəl /

adjective

Law.

1. capable of being set free on bail.

2. admitting of bail.

   a bailable offense.

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bailable British  

/ ˈbeɪləbəl /

adjective

1. eligible for release on bail

2. admitting of bail

   a bailable offence

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Other Word Forms

• nonbailable adjective
• unbailable adjective

Etymology

Origin of bailable

First recorded in 1495–1505; bail ¹ + -able

Example Sentences

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

There are no clear laws to deal with the problem at the moment, as most cases are recorded as bailable offences such as fraud and cheating.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 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

Lawyer Wills Mathews, who is representing both Mr Kappan and the journalists' union, told the BBC that initially his client was charged with minor bailable offences.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2021

"What! what!" cried the Judge, "I am not sure that the shooting one's self is a bailable offence, and I shall be obliged to examine the authorities, before I discharge you from custody, Master Thomas."

From The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times by Adams, John Turvill