- common bail
- An old form of "bail" given by a defendant in a civil action, intended to serve as an appearance in the action, the sureties being fictitious.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
common bail
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common bail — Fictitious sureties formally entered in the proper office of the court. See bail common, above … Black's law dictionary
common bail — Fictitious sureties formally entered in the proper office of the court. See bail common, above … Black's law dictionary
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common — Belonging or shared equally by more than one. Of frequent occurrence. Without special or distinguishing characteristics. An incorporeal hereditament which consists in a profit which one man has in connection with one or more others in the land of … Black's law dictionary
common — Belonging or shared equally by more than one. Of frequent occurrence. Without special or distinguishing characteristics. An incorporeal hereditament which consists in a profit which one man has in connection with one or more others in the land of … Black's law dictionary
bail below — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : bail given by two sureties to the sheriff for the due appearance of the defendant 2. : a mere form with imaginary persons as sureties used as a method of entering the appearance of the defendant in civil actions called… … Useful english dictionary
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