bail
Example Sentences
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Buzzard will remain held without bail pending further proceedings, according to the Santa Barbara County district attorney’s office.
From Los Angeles Times
She is free on bail pending an appeal against her conviction.
From BBC
They shouldn’t be asked to pay more to fix Ivanpah’s flawed capital structure and bail out its junior creditors.
He has a hearing, tentatively scheduled for Dec. 31, to seek bail so he can be free while his asylum case proceeds.
In a hearing about his bail, federal prosecutors described him as a threat, requesting no bail after his arrest, which was eventually granted.
From Los Angeles Times
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