cauzione — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bail noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
Senses
cauzione is used for these senses in English:
- bail (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.
- bail bond (US) A surety, used to obtain the release of a criminal defendant who has been required to give bail.
- security deposit An amount of money paid in advance as security against the payor's non-performance of a contractual obligation.
bail — full definition
- noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
- verb To scoop water out of a boat.
- verb To leave abruptly or back out of a plan.