Surety provided by defendants or others to guarantee their subsequent appearance in court to face criminal charges: Such bails are available to anyone entitled to it, however not everyone is entitled to bail. It is denied when suspects are considered dangerous or likely to flee.

A written guarantee, often accompanied by money or other securities, that the person charged with an offense will remain within the court's jurisdiction to face trial at sometime in the future: A bail bond is an obligation provided by a prisoner and his guarantor to insure the prisoner to appear at court for trial at the specified time.

Any organization established for the purpose of posting bail for criminal suspects: Bail bond companies are agencies that are almost uniquely found in the U.S.A. because the usual procedure of bail bonding is illegal in most other countries.

An individual who is in the business of posting bail for criminal suspects: A bail bondsman is a person who usually charges a percentage of whatever bail has been set.

1. The process of making it possible for someone to leave jail by paying a monetary penalty that is fixed by a court: Sherie bailed her husband out of jail so he could go home until the trial takes place.
2. A reference to helping someone solve a problem or to leave a difficult situation: Ernie's parents always seem to be bailing him out of trouble.
3. To give or to lend money to a business or an organization to help resolve a financial situation: The U.S. federal government is involved in loaning money to bail out struggling financial, manufacturing organizations, and even some state governments.

Someone who works to take into custody a fugitive or one who has jumped bail by fleeing the jurisdiction before a trial takes place: A bail recovery agent can also seek to recover the amount of bail from a fugitive fleeing from justice.

An original act passed in 1966 to assure that bail practices would be revised to ensure that everyone, regardless of his/her financial status, will not needlessly be detained to answer criminal charges: The Bail Reform Act gave judges and magistrates greater autonomy to decide conditions under which bail would be granted or denied, however it does not mean that every one is entitled to bail regardless of the alleged offense.

A judicial decision to deny a previously granted bail for a defendant: A bail revocation comes into effect when a defendant in a criminal case does something wrong and is not longer free while waiting for the trial to take place.

The practice of releasing defendants after they place a financial guarantee with the court to ensure their subsequent trial appearance: In the bail system, a defendant usually places the entire amount with the court or pay a premium to a bondsman.

1. The act of escaping from an aircraft that is in danger by using a parachute and jumping from an aircraft; especially, to escape a crash, a fire, etc.: The bailout of the crew was the only way they could survive.
2. The financial support available to a business, etc. to avert a bankruptcy or insolvency: The auto industries are looking to the government for financial bailouts.

Cash payment for situations in which charges are not serious and the scheduled bail is low.

Defendants obtain release by paying in cash the full amount, which is recoverable after the required court appearances are made.