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bailable

American  
[bay-luh-buhl] / ˈbeɪ lə bəl /

adjective

Law.
  1. capable of being set free on bail.

  2. admitting of bail.

    a bailable offense.


bailable British  
/ ˈbeɪləbəl /

adjective

  1. eligible for release on bail

  2. admitting of bail

    a bailable offence

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of bailable

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


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In court on Wednesday, presiding judge Emeka Nwite stated that the charges against the defendants were bailable offences.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026

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

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

All persons shall be bailable, unless for capital offenses, where the proof shall be evident, or the presumption great.

From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by William Henry Gray

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