| 单词 | common bail |
| 释义 | > as lemmascommon bail common bail n. Law (now historical) two (fictitious) people standing as nominal sureties to ensure the appearance of a defendant in a civil case; a type of nominal bail in which two people stand surety in this way.Common bail is contrasted with special bail, which is used for more serious cases where more substantial sureties are required. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > bailing or bail > [noun] > types of bail common bail1595 police bail1924 1595 H. Chettle Piers Plainnes Prentiship sig. Ev He pitied poore fellows destitute of bayle, hee was cheefe pillar to the knights of the post for common bayle and euidence. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. iii. 238 Where Vowchers, Forgers, Common-bayl, And Affidavit-men, ne'r fayl T'expose to Sale, all sorts of Oaths. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 287 The defendant..puts in sureties for his future attendance and obedience; which sureties are called common bail. 1883 E. Lloyd Grumbleby Hall II. xlii. 113 He tendered his two reputable and responsible citizens as common bail on behalf of Horatio Lejette. 1985 Victorian Stud. 29 137 He denounces the procedure of common bail in which John Doe and Richard Roe stand as sureties. < as lemmas |
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