bailable offense

bailable offense
An offense a defendant charged with which may be released on bail.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • bailable offense — One for which the prisoner may be admitted to bail …   Black's law dictionary

  • bailable offense — One for which the prisoner may be admitted to bail …   Black's law dictionary

  • offense — of·fense or of·fence /ə fens/ n 1: a violation of the law; esp: a criminal act nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy U.S. Constitution amend. V see also lesser included offense 2 …   Law dictionary

  • Bailable — Bail a*ble, a. 1. Having the right or privilege of being admitted to bail, upon bond with sureties; used of persons. He s bailable, I m sure. Ford. [1913 Webster] 2. Admitting of bail; as, a bailable offense. [1913 Webster] 3. That can be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bailable — adjective 1. admitting of bail a bailable offense • Similar to: ↑permissive • Derivationally related forms: ↑bail 2. eligible for bail a bailable defendant • Similar to: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bailable — /bay leuh beuhl/, adj. Law. 1. capable of being set free on bail. 2. admitting of bail: a bailable offense. [1495 1505; BAIL1 + ABLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • bailable person — One under arrest for a bailable offense …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • mainpernable — Bailable; that is, admitting of bail, as, a bailable offense; entitled to bail, as, a bailable prisoner …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Bail — Traditionally, bail is some form of property deposited or pledged to a court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail (and be guilty of the crime of… …   Wikipedia

  • Dowry law in India — Payment of a dowry, gift often financial, has a long history in many parts of the world. In India, the payment of a dowry was prohibited in 1961 under Indian civil law and subsequently by Sections 304B and 498a of the Indian Penal Code were… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”