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bail

[bayl] / beɪl /


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She was released from custody on $20,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court in Santa Ana on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

She was given two more lèse majesté charges in 2022, and detained before being released on bail.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Who would represent me in my official capacity for being arrested?…How do I get bail? This is not like your normal daily occurrence about your job,” DeMarinis said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Ruiz is also being held without bail, according to jail records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

He took the bucket and started to bail, tipping the water over the side where the canopy was still undone.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman


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