bail

Example Sentences

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He was granted conditional bail by the court and will be sentenced for all 67 charges on 27 July.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Maduro and his wife have yet to make an application for bail and have been held in a Brooklyn's federal Metropolitan Detention Center.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The defendants were released on bail Wednesday, but the store remains closed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The defendant was ordered to return to court April 8, and is being held in pre-trial detention after failing to pay a $1.875 million bail.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

“I guess if the storm had let up, so we could have told where we were...But for two days we didn’t do anything but fight the sea and bail that boat. Then...fog.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham