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#COLLOCATIONS ◼️Bail {noun} 💠money left with a court of law to make sure that a prisoner will return when his or her trial starts ✨PHRASES ◾️ be released/ freed on bail also be remanded on bail BrE (=be given bail and allowed to stay out of prison, usually until a trial takes place) ◾️ apply/ ask for bail ◾️ be held without bail ✨VERBS ◾️ be granted/ given bail ◾️ be refused bail ◾️ get bail ◾️ set bail (=say how much bail someone must pay) ◾️ post bail also put up bail (=pay the amount set as bail) ◾️ oppose bail (=ask a judge not to grant bail) ◾️ jump bail also skip bail BrE (=not return for your trial as you promised) ✨ADJECTIVES/ NOUNS + bail ◾️ police bail BrE (=bail given to someone by the police while deciding whether to charge them with a crime) ◾️ conditional/ unconditional bail (=bail which has or does not have rules and conditions) ✨bail + NOUNS ◾️ a bail application also an application for bail ◾️ a bail condition ◾️ a bail hearing (=a meeting of a court, that decides whether someone should be given bail) ◾️ a bail bond (=a sum of borrowed money left with a court by the person receiving bail) ◾️ a bail bondsman (=a person or company that provides bail bonds) ◾️ a bail hostel (=a place for people on bail who do not have a permanent home) ✨PREPOSITIONS ◾️ on bail