jump bail

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhmp beyl]
- /dʒʌmp beɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhmp beyl]
- /dʒʌmp beɪl/

Definitions of jump bail words

noun jump bail property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time. 1
noun jump bail the person who agrees to be liable if someone released from custody does not return at an appointed time. 1
noun jump bail the state of release upon being bailed. 1
noun jump bail on bail, released or free as a result of having posted bond: He was out on bail within 10 hours of his arrest. 1
verb with object jump bail to grant or obtain the liberty of (a person under arrest) on security given for his or her appearance when required, as in court for trial. 1
verb with object jump bail to deliver possession of (goods) for storage, hire, or other special purpose, without transfer of ownership. 1

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Origin of jump bail

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English bayle < Anglo-French bail custody, charge < Old French, noun derivative of baillier to hand over < Latin bāiulāre to serve as porter verbal derivative of bāiulus porter, perhaps an Imperial Latin borrowing from Moesia < *ba(r)i̯- carry (akin to Albanian m-ba hold) < *bhor-i̯-; see bear1

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Parts of speech for Jump bail

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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jump bail popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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