adj
Meaning 1
Eligible for bail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
bailable
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adj
Meaning 2
For which bail is permitted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
For which bail is permitted.
For which bail must be granted unless in special circumstances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, not-comparable, specifically
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
eligible for bail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a bailable defendant
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
admitting of bail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a bailable offense
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree French baillierbor. English bail Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English bailable From bail + -able.