CEFR B2

bail

Translation

保釈金 / 保釈する / 水をくみ出す / 助け出す

Meaning

Bail is money or a legal arrangement that lets an arrested person stay out of jail before trial. As a verb, it can also mean remove water from a boat or help someone out of trouble. The learner trap is bale, a bundle of hay, cotton, or paper.

Examples

  • 裁判官は保釈金を5万ドルに設定しました。
    The judge set bail at fifty thousand dollars.
  • 彼の家族は彼を保釈するためにお金を集めました。
    His family raised money to bail him out.