Definition of bails:
(n) :
(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.
(n) :
(law, UK) Release from imprisonment on payment of such money.
(v) :
To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail.
(v) :
(law) To release a person under such guarantee.
(n) :
(law, UK) The person providing such payment.
(n) :
A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.