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bail in Portuguese

bail in Portuguese is fiança, caução, fiador — bail means a sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.

bail in Portuguese

fiança
noun
(countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
caução
noun
(countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
fiança
noun
(legal, UK) Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.
fiador
noun
(legal, UK) The person providing such payment.
balde
noun
A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.
baldeador
noun
A person who bails water out of a boat.
baldear
verb
To set free; to deliver; to release.

What does "bail" mean?

  1. noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
    "The judge set bail at ten thousand dollars."
  2. verb To scoop water out of a boat.
    "They took turns bailing out the leaking dinghy."
  3. verb To leave abruptly or back out of a plan.
    "He was supposed to come to the party but bailed at the last minute."
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bail in a sentence

  • The judge set bail at ten thousand dollars.
  • His family scraped together enough to post bail.
  • They took turns bailing out the leaking dinghy.
  • He was supposed to come to the party but bailed at the last minute.

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What is "bail" in Portuguese?

"bail" in Portuguese is fiança, caução, fiador. bail means: A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.

How do you use "bail" in a sentence?

Example: "The judge set bail at ten thousand dollars." In Portuguese, "bail" is fiança, caução, fiador.

Are there other ways to say "bail" in Portuguese?

Yes — Portuguese has 6 translations listed for "bail": fiança, caução, fiador, balde, baldeador, baldear.

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