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make bail

VERB
guarantee
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assure ensure insure maintain protect prove secure support
STRONG
affirm angel attest aver back bankroll certify confirm cosign endorse evidence evince grubstake guaranty juice mortgage reassure stake swear testify wager warrant witness
WEAK
answer for be surety for bind oneself get behind give bond make certain make sure pick up the check pick up the tab sign for stand behind stand up for vouch for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
harm hurt injure let go neglect
STRONG
contradict deny discourage disprove invalidate oppose refute reject repudiate veto
WEAK
break

Example Sentences

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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

The woman, who claimed to be from New York, said she was arrested while traveling to Germany to retrieve an inheritance of gold bars, and needed money to make bail.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022

Superior Court Judge Maryann D'Addezio signed off on a criminal protective order that will prevent Larry from contacting certain individuals if he does make bail before trial.

From Fox News • Oct. 25, 2021

Michiganders who can’t afford to make bail may lose their jobs, and ultimately their housing.

From Washington Times • Mar. 22, 2021

If you can make bail, you pay and go home.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah