jump bail
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Asked if she feared repercussions for her family in Hong Kong, she stressed that she had made the decision to jump bail by herself and would not comment further for reasons of "security".
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2023
So, for example, you cannot jump bail but have your lawyer ask the court to dismiss the case against you.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2019
Formally known as bail-bond recovery agents, bounty hunters frequently carry firearms and have the right to forcibly enter homes and apprehend people who jump bail.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2019
Conn’s muscle, Curtis Wyatt, pleaded guilty to his role in helping Conn jump bail.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2018
They’ll be at work again—or else they’ll all jump bail and so keep from betraying the Black Star’s secrets.
From The Black Star A Detective Story by McCulley, Johnston
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
