bailable
Americanadjective
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capable of being set free on bail.
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admitting of bail.
a bailable offense.
adjective
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eligible for release on bail
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admitting of bail
a bailable offence
Other Word Forms
- nonbailable adjective
- unbailable adjective
Etymology
Origin of bailable
Example Sentences
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In court on Wednesday, presiding judge Emeka Nwite stated that the charges against the defendants were bailable offences.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
The ruling overturns a Kankakee County judge’s opinion in December that the law violated the constitution’s provision that “all persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023
There are no clear laws to deal with the problem at the moment, as most cases are recorded as bailable offences such as fraud and cheating.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2023
Lawyer Wills Mathews, who is representing both Mr Kappan and the journalists' union, told the BBC that initially his client was charged with minor bailable offences.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2021
If the offense is not bailable, or if no satisfactory bail is offered, the magistrate orders him to be committed to jail to await his trial.
From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.
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