Police bail

Release from police custody. This procedure is used when investigations, whilst someone is in police custody, have not gathered enough evidence to charge them. The person being released does not have to pay to be released on police bail, but would have to return to the police station for further questioning when asked. Bail is likelyto be given unless the crimes is too serious or there is a risk that someone will behave badly if released.

Explanation attempts (107)

28 Oct 2012 00:37

Convicted of a crime but you are not in jail, but you do have restrictions

28 Oct 2012 19:25

When you are granted release from prison by the police

28 Oct 2012 19:45

Time given or bought after being charged for minor crime that is not thought to be repeated in a way that it could harm the public.

29 Oct 2012 13:08

When you are released into the community by a judge. Could be instead of a custodial sentence or a community order.

29 Oct 2012 16:33

it means that you have been questioned under caution by police but have not been charged you are released awaiting a decisiom.

29 Oct 2012 16:52

An amount of money decided by the courts but paid by an guarantor so the person can be realeased pending their court case.

29 Oct 2012 17:17

paying money to be let out of prison until a conviction date

29 Oct 2012 17:27

A legal release from custody for someone to answer further hearings at a later stage.

29 Oct 2012 18:46

police bail is given by police whilst they still gather evidence to charge you usually for minor offences entails some restrictions.

29 Oct 2012 18:59

till furthur notice of what the criminal charge is

29 Oct 2012 22:32

This is when someone has been allowed to leave custody after being arrested but must do so under specific instructions and report to a police station on a regular basis

30 Oct 2012 10:45

when someone is arrested for a crime but the crime cannot be proven at that time or there isnt enough evidence to hold the person so they are let out on police bail.

30 Oct 2012 16:48

An amount of money set by the police to guarantee you will not leave the country and report back to the police when told to

30 Oct 2012 17:13

When you are arrested and charge with a crime a judge can grant bail, which means if you give a amount of money then you dont have to stay in jail to wait for a trial.

30 Oct 2012 17:33

when a defendent is released from custody but is still under observation

30 Oct 2012 18:11

The civil force responsible for the prevention of crime and the sustainability of order.

30 Oct 2012 21:04

Being let out temporary until sentenced.

30 Oct 2012 21:28

If the police do not have enough evidence to charge you of the crime/offence you have allegedly committed, the police may release you on police bail. You have to be able to return to the police station for further questioning if required by the police.

31 Oct 2012 11:39

If a person is arrested for a potential crime and allowed to be released from police custody but required to attend a court hearing will be bailed to attend by a sum of money being deposited with a court which will be forfeited if the person accused does not attend.

31 Oct 2012 12:01

An amount of money which is paid in order that a person who is awaiting trial can be released from prison.

31 Oct 2012 13:14

The police have allowed release pending a court appearance. Not sure if security e.g. money deposit required.

31 Oct 2012 15:47

Police bail is when a crime has been committed and either there is not yet sufficient evidence to hold the person in custody or the crime is not severe enough to hold the person in jail. Money may have to be paid to guarantee that you will return to court when requested.

31 Oct 2012 17:41

When you are released on bail

31 Oct 2012 17:43

someone who has been arrested and will be let out with certain terms and conditions

31 Oct 2012 17:51

Where you get bailed out of jail.

31 Oct 2012 20:36

A payment of money paid to the court so that a prisoner may be released into the community until trial. This money acts as a guarantee to ensure the 'accused' attends court for trial. If 'they' do not then this money will not be returned.

31 Oct 2012 21:00

This is where someone has been arrested and charged with an offence but allowed to go free but must return to the police station, or to attend court, at a specified time. There may be other conditions set by the police that the offender must comply with.

31 Oct 2012 22:19

Although a crime may have been commited, the person involved is not deemed to be a danger to the public so is not held in a prison. Will return to court at a later date for sentincing.

31 Oct 2012 22:50

It means you've been arrested but not charged, so are allowed out of custody for a certain amount of time.

31 Oct 2012 22:52

Released on bail under watch from policeman. Not completely under suspicion for said crime but kept a short eye and not necessarily deemed innocent

1 Nov 2012 18:29

bail money??

1 Nov 2012 21:41

Released whilst police compile evidence for any further action, on the assumtion that you ar ento a danger or at risk to offend again in the immediate future

1 Nov 2012 22:23

Money put up for a person who has been charged with a crime by another person. This money will be forfeited it the bailed person does not attend court when required

20 Nov 2012 23:49

following a preliminary hearing, a defendant is placed on remand to the community awaiting trial without the need to post a collateral sum of money

21 Nov 2012 00:48

Giving a surety to guarantee that the person being bailed won't abscond from the police. In a manner of speaking, if you're rich enough to be able to run if you know you'll be found guilty, it's a legal bribe. Some of that's a political statement, rather than straightforward answer, but it doesn't mean I think it's any less true.

21 Nov 2012 08:22

Someone who has been charged with a crime has been released at the discretion of the police rather than by a court.

21 Nov 2012 09:34

When you're released by police after being arrested, but they may call you back.

21 Nov 2012 11:02

you have been charged with a crime and are allowed to leave custody as long as you return for court and if you dont you will have to pay or your family will have to pay

21 Nov 2012 12:53

being released from police custody on a temp basis, while still being on a criminal charge.

21 Nov 2012 17:41

Someone spent money to get the person out of jail

21 Nov 2012 19:07

released from police custody usually for a down payment of money yo abide by the terms and conditions for bail.

11 Nov 2013 15:50

When you have committed a crime and are allowed to pay money to stay out of prison until your trial.

12 Nov 2013 10:07

Release from jail to live a normal life while awaiting trial

14 Nov 2013 19:35

Paying your way out of prison.

14 Nov 2013 20:44

When some one has been accused of a crime but there is not enough evidence to convict them at this time, they are released on police bail until the date of the next hearing about the crime. This usually involved them being monitored by the police during this time.

14 Nov 2013 21:48

to be released from a police station, but have to report to police on set dates and stay within certain areas and abide by any rules the police have set. maybe due to the person having to appear in court or on trial

14 Nov 2013 23:59

When you're not in prison but you're under surveillance & strict rules by the police & they can arrest you whenever they want & check up on you all the time for a certain period of time

15 Nov 2013 18:07

charged but released from custody

15 Nov 2013 23:25

It means that you're judgement/trial/investigation is pending, but you can be called back in by the police at any time and probably shouldn't leave the country/commit anymore crimes.

16 Nov 2013 07:53

When someone is released from custody of the police if they pay a certain amount of money set by a judge.

16 Nov 2013 08:25

Letting a person be free whilst the police prepare a case or find more evidence, complete more investigations. A promise to return to police/courts at a later date - sometimes by paying a fee or forfeitng a passport etc

16 Nov 2013 12:02

This is when someone has been released from the cell after having spent time there due to having committed some sort of a crime or perhaps causing a nuisance to society e.g. too drunk in public and needed time in a cell to sober up.

16 Nov 2013 13:39

someone who has been arrested but not yet charged and remains under scrutiny of the police

16 Nov 2013 20:30

When a person is accused of wrongdoings and goes to court and is released on bail pending trial.

17 Nov 2013 14:09

An amount of money which can be paid to allow someone to be freed from police custody. If the suspect breaches the bail conditions the money is kept by the police.

17 Nov 2013 17:05

The arrested person is allowed by the police to leave the police station under some terms, maybe a payment or curfew for e.g.

17 Nov 2013 17:07

Permission granted to an accused person to leave police custody, pending further evidence.

17 Nov 2013 17:08

Having been arrested, you are allowed out 'on bail', whereby you can leave the police station. Inevitably you will have a court case etc. Can not leave the country.

17 Nov 2013 18:22

when you are allowed to go home in between your arrest and your trial

17 Nov 2013 18:38

when the offender is released post arrest/pre trial - often has rules and regulations they have to follow whilst a decision is being made by the court.

17 Nov 2013 19:16

You have been accused of a crime and have been released from custody and are waiting to go to trail.

17 Nov 2013 19:29

Money that is paid to get out of jail

17 Nov 2013 19:52

giving money to the police as tribute so that the offender can be released from the police station. they may have performed a minor offence.

17 Nov 2013 23:49

Police bail is granted to someone accused of a crime before a trial if it is deemed safe to do so.

18 Nov 2013 13:08

If when a person who is taken to a police station after committing a crime/offence, the crime/offence is not deemed to be severe enough for them to be held in the police cells or taken to a prison etc, then they will be released on police bail. There are terms to adhere to, and it will be noted that the person has been taken to the station, and thus the crime will be recorded.

18 Nov 2013 15:14

get out of custody before trial- doesn't mean you're innocent

18 Nov 2013 18:16

After someone has been arrested, they are then allowed to be released until there is enough evidence to charge them or until a court hearing

18 Nov 2013 20:46

When they let you go but you have to come back and your still in trouble

18 Nov 2013 20:56

Released from custody pending further investigation or court appearance

18 Nov 2013 22:21

when someone is released after being questioned because there is not enough evidence to charge them yet

7 Nov 2014 22:08

When you get released from the police with terms and Conditions of a offence you may have done.

10 Nov 2014 20:32

being let of prison or holding cell subject to a fee and character profile (unlikely to re offend) awaiting a date for a court case. also subject to certain limits on freedom (no leaving the country)

10 Nov 2014 22:56

Bail is a temporary liberty granted to a defendant in a case, it often has conditions attached to it and penalties that will be enacted should the defendant break bail.

11 Nov 2014 11:10

I imagine police bail is the release of someone from Police custody which I assume would be followed by a court date

11 Nov 2014 13:23

It is when you have been arrested and taken into custody for a short period and then you have been released as it was a minor crime.

11 Nov 2014 15:48

A person being released from jail whilst investigations are ongoing but with restrictions and requirements on their movements including penalties for the breaking of these terms.

11 Nov 2014 16:37

Money paid by the police in order to enable a suspect to live outside of prison before final sentencing.

17 Nov 2015 10:22

To release the person from police custody while still a suspect or under arrest.Also the suspect is not aloud to leave the area or country.

17 Nov 2015 11:15

The time spent between being arrested for a crime and being tried for said crime

17 Nov 2015 16:16

Where an individual is released pending a possible charge but must return if needed for more questioning

19 Nov 2015 13:30

When someone has been charged with a crime, but are not due in court for ages, instead of staying in prison they can be on police bail while waiting for a court date.

19 Nov 2015 14:18

When a suspect leaves police authority without charge however will have to go back and face the charge later in time

21 Nov 2015 14:53

If someone is on Police bail, they are allowed to go home depending on the severity of crime they have been accused of with the Judge's permission. Sometimes they are electronically tagged and have to surrender their passport to the court.

21 Nov 2015 16:20

When someone is arrested after questioning by police and charged with a crime they can be released back to their life until they are needed for further questioning , & not kept in a police cell .

21 Nov 2015 18:58

The police have let somebody off in terms of if that person was once deemed to be in trouble.

22 Nov 2015 11:57

Released from police custody with agreed restrictions; i.e staying within the area with restricted travel while further police investigations are ongoing

22 Nov 2015 21:58

When you're arrested, you go infront of the judge and if they believe that you're a danger to the public then you stay in police custody unless someone pays a bond to the police. You are then released and if you don't turn up to your court date then the person doesn't get their bond back.

23 Nov 2015 00:38

Police bail is when you are released from custody by the police force with the possibility of return at a later date.

9 Nov 2016 15:57

To be released from the police station after being charged with an offence. Usually a penalty is in place if the offender skips bail.

10 Nov 2016 10:43

Where you can pay some money to get out of being in prison before a trial has been had?

10 Nov 2016 13:59

To be let out from Police custody pending a court case and paying a fine.

10 Nov 2016 22:34

When the police release you from custody after committing an offence but keep regular checks on you until you are required for interviewing, court or for having your bail terminated.

11 Nov 2016 12:37

When the police release you from prison for a certain reason.

14 Nov 2016 17:05

if you are ever arrested and at the police station police bail may be offered if you have done a lesser crime like theft. Police Bail means you can leave the police station even if you are arrested. There are sometimes terms to police bail.

15 Nov 2016 02:00

After an arrest you are allowed to leave the holding place and move around in public, but you must return immediately if asked and you are metaphorically on 'thin ice' for if you were to commit another crime in this time the punishment would be compounded

15 Nov 2016 02:00

After an arrest you are allowed to leave the holding place and move around in public, but you must return immediately if asked and you are metaphorically on 'thin ice' for if you were to commit another crime in this time the punishment would be compounded

10 Nov 2017 14:52

When the police release you while awaiting a court hearing.

11 Nov 2017 15:54

Giving money to the police to look after, that will be returned, so that someone who has been charged can leave the police station and not remain in jail before their trial

12 Nov 2017 19:02

Release you from police custody with bail money to return for another date

13 Nov 2017 12:04

Money that an accused person pays a court to allow them to be temporarily released until trial

19 Nov 2023 17:01

When someone is released temporarily when they are a suspect

20 Nov 2023 12:26

someone who’s been to prison being allowed out of prison early but with restrictions and rules

20 Nov 2023 13:34

When an individual is held on bail they are released from police custody but still needs to confirm the police’s terms. This is often in between the arrest and trial period.

20 Nov 2023 21:10

Some one who having been arrested by the police is being released and further investigated

21 Nov 2023 17:05

Bail, in the american term used to describe when a person contributes assets to the courts to assure your attendance at trial dates - this money is forfeited if requirements aren’t met

21 Nov 2023 18:01

where you’re bailed out of jail under reasons to do with police

27 Nov 2023 09:48

Um, I think it's when the police let you go for a bit but they might call you back later. Like, they're not charging you right away, but they're keeping an eye on you or something.

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