make bail
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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How to use make bail in a sentence
Women who could afford to make bail started being released every two hours early Wednesday afternoon.
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