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make bail

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  1. Put up security as an assurance that someone released from prison will appear for trial, as in He didn't think he could make bail for his brother. The use of bail for “security” was first recorded in 1495.


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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

He will make bail, so he won’t be in jail.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

Some have been arrested under laws that allow people to be held for extended periods without trial, and that make bail terms extremely difficult, and sometimes impossible.

From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2022

Marsh was initially held on $50,000 bond, or 10%, which allowed him to post $5,000 to make bail last week, FOX2 Detroit reported.

From Fox News ● Jan. 25, 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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