straw bail
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straw bail — noun : worthless or insufficient bail * * * straw bail, bail furnished by a person not possessing the property he pretends to have … Useful english dictionary
straw bail — Nominal or worthless bail. In English law, irresponsible persons, or men of no property, who make a practice of posting bail for any one who will pay them a fee therefor, and who originally, as a mark of their purpose, wore straw in their shoes … Black's law dictionary
straw bail — Nominal or worthless bail. In English law, irresponsible persons, or men of no property, who make a practice of posting bail for any one who will pay them a fee therefor, and who originally, as a mark of their purpose, wore straw in their shoes … Black's law dictionary
straw bail — /strɔ ˈbeɪl/ (say straw bayl) noun Colloquial bail papers signed by a corrupt police officer on worthless surety …
bail — 1 / bāl/ n [Anglo French, act of handing over, delivery of a prisoner into someone s custody in exchange for security, from bailler to hand over, entrust, from Old French, from Latin bajulare to carry (a burden)] 1: the temporary release of a… … Law dictionary
straw bond — A bail bond with sureties who are financially irresponsible. A bail bond in which the surety or sureties are fictitious persons. People v Bogart (NY) 3 Park Crim 143, 172 … Ballentine's law dictionary
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Henry James Montague — was the stage name of Henry James Mann, (1844 ndash; August 13, 1878), and American actor born in England. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The late Henry J. Montague |url= |quote= |publisher=New York Times |date=August… … Wikipedia
