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It is typically used in legal contexts to refer to the act of posting money or collateral as security for a defendant's release from jail before trial. Example: The accused was unable to pay the full amount of his bail, so his family members contributed to his paid bail in order to secure his release.
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Greenpeace has paid bail charges of 2m roubles (£38,000) for each activist.
The City of Milwaukee and the State of Kentucky are among a handful of jurisdictions that have cut back on paid bail.
In all of the cases, according to the lawyers, the charges were dropped or reduced, but not before drivers paid bail, car impound or court-related fees that typically exceeded $1,000.
The case was considered so politicised that, within weeks, all but two of the 28 foreign-born defendants had left the country on a US military plane after their governments paid bail money.
The Bronx Freedom Fund and dozens of organizations like it contend that people accused of a crime will still show up for their trial, even when others have paid bail on their behalf, with the result that fewer innocent people have their lives disrupted by incarceration or have to plead guilty to get released.
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The players were released after paying bail of about £96.
He was released after three hours' house arrest after paying bail and promising to return.
Sometimes money was pooled together to pay bail or buy condoms, handed out to those who couldn't afford them.
The judge said the 11 officials sentenced on Tuesday can pay bail of 10,000 Egyptian pounds (about $1,750) until the case is reviewed by another court.
The Chinese Embassy has agreed to pay bail, fines for breaking the immigration law and passage home for scores of the miners.
Most of them are behind bars because they have not paid or cannot afford to pay bail while awaiting trial, prison spokesperson Shawn Hawes told the Guardian.
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