Scrabble?! BAIL

Definitions of BAIL in various dictionaries:

noun - (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

noun - the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)

verb - release after a security has been paid

verb - deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period

verb - secure the release of (someone) by providing security

verb - empty (a vessel) by bailing

verb - remove (water) from a vessel with a container

Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person’s appearance for trial.

Release from imprisonment provided by the payment of such money.

A person who provides this security.

To secure the release of by providing security.

To release (a person) for whom security has been paid.

To extricate from a difficult situation: always bailing you out of trouble.

To transfer (property) to another for a special purpose but without permanent transference of ownership.

To remove (water) from a boat by repeatedly filling a container and emptying it over the side.

To empty a boat of water by bailing.

To parachute from an aircraft; eject.

To abandon a project or enterprise.

The arched, hooplike handle of a container, such as a pail.

An arch or hoop, such as one of those used to support the top of a covered wagon.

A hinged bar on a typewriter that holds the paper against the platen.

A pole or bar used to confine or separate animals.

One of the two crossbars that form the top of a wicket used in the game of cricket.

adj - to transfer property temporarily [v -ED, -ING, -S] : BAILABLE