noun / verb · formal
bail
/beɪl/BAIL
Band 5-6speakingtask2
money or conditions given for temporary release from custody while awaiting trial (n); to release someone on bail (v)
Examples
“He was released on bail until his trial date.”
“The judge refused to grant bail because he was considered a flight risk.”
“They had to bail him out by paying a large sum.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although granted bail, the defendant was required to surrender his passport and report to the police weekly.”
Collocations
- released on bail
- grant bail
- pay bail
Word family
bail nounbail verbbail out phrasal verb
Common mistakes
He paid a bail to get out.→He paid bail to get out.
He was released with bail.→He was released on bail.
Say it for a higher band
5release→6pay→7+bail
Synonyms
release on bail
Easily confused
bond
“The judge set a $50,000 bond for the suspect's release.”
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