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bail out
orbale out
vb (adverb)
1. (Aeronautics) (intr) to make an emergency parachute jump from an aircraft
2. (tr) informal to help (a person, organization, etc) out of a predicament: the government bailed the company out.
3. (intr) informal to escape from a predicament
n
an act of bailing out, usually by the government, of a failing institution or business
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Verb | 1. | bail out - free on bail law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
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bail 2
verbphrasal verb
bail out
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Translations
يَقْفِزُ بالمِظَلَّهيَكْفَل، يُطْلَق سَراحُه بالكَفالَه
dosáhnout propuštění na kaucivyskočit s padákem
løslade mod kaution
óvadék ellenében szabadlábra helyez
leysa út meî tryggingarfé
núdzovo vyskočiť s padákomprepustiť na kauciu
kefaletle serbest bıraktırmakparaşütle atlamak
w>bail out
vt sep
(Jur) → gegen Kaution or Sicherheitsleistung freibekommen, die Kaution stellen für
(fig) → aus der Patsche helfen (+dat) (inf)
boat = bale out
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bail1
(beil) noun a sum of money which is given to a court of law to get an untried prisoner out of prison until the time of his trial, and which acts as security for his return. bail of $500.
bail out1. to set (a person) free by giving such money to a court of law. He was bailed out by his father.
2. (American) to parachute from a plane in an emergency.
See also bale out under bale2 .
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