bail
noun
the chance to stay out of prison until your trial
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money that a court orders you to pay someone because you have harmed them or their property
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a situation in which someone is not allowed to take part in something because they have committed an offense or have done something that is not allowed by the rules
verb
if the police or other officials impound something, they take it away from someone because they have done something illegal
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a system by which someone who has committed a crime is not sent to prison, but has to agree not to break the law again and to let a probation officer check their behavior for a specific period of time
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the practice of making the person who committed a crime meet their victim in order to repair some of the damage done by the crime
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time that someone will have to spend in prison only if they commit another crime within a fixed period
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a piece of electronic equipment attached to someone, especially a criminal, in order to check where they go
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to be officially prevented from leaving your home, usually because you have been accused of a political crime
extra money that a court of law makes someone pay for causing harm to someone
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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