make bail
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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
Several journalists and activists have been arrested and remain in jail under laws that allow people to be held for extended periods without trial and that make bail terms extremely difficult.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
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
The woman, who claimed to be from New York, said she was arrested while traveling to Germany to retrieve an inheritance of gold bars, and needed money to make bail.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 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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