Read full poem →ARTICLE VIII.—Excessive bail shall not be requir-
ed, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual pun-
Dictionary Entry
Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
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Common Phrases
. bailbond bailbail excessivebail without
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Poetry examples for “bail”
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Read full poem →Heavens! what a power of speed thou art displaying! What a
capacity for leg-bail thou art developing! Run, Prince!—Bravo,
Epiphanes! Well done, Cameleopard!—Glorious Antiochus!—He
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AAA Bail Bond Service Michael Tilles
Oakland Office 1507Washngtn. . . . TWinoks 3-7717
Read full poem →A A A Market 4631 West
AAA Michael Tilles Bail Bond Agcy
1507Washngtn
Read full poem →Worried with debts and past all hopes of bail,
His pen he
Read full poem →Baia Charles r 25 N 18
Bail Henry M r Wescoesville. .
Bailer LA & Son geni contrs 32 E Focht av
Read full poem →Prison my heart in thy steel bosom's ward,
But then my friend's heart let my poor heart bail;
Whoe'er keeps me, let my heart be his guard;
Read full poem →But be contented: when that fell arrest
Without all bail shall carry me away,
My life hath in this line some interest,