bail

保釈金

逮捕された人が裁判まで拘束を解かれるために納める、または約束するお金。

やさしい英語で： Money promised or paid so an arrested person can leave prison while waiting for trial.

• The judge set bail at five thousand dollars.
• Her family posted bail that evening.
• He was released on bail while police investigated.

使い方： on bail (He is out on bail until his trial.)

よく使う表現： on bail, post bail, grant bail, bail money

あかくみ

船内にたまった水を外へくみ出すための桶や道具。

やさしい英語で： A bucket or scoop used to remove water from a boat.

• Pass me the bail, please.
• He used a wooden bail to empty the boat.
• Water kept rising because our bail was too small.

類義語： bailer, scoop, bucket

よく使う表現： wooden bail, use a bail, boat bail

逃げ出す、抜ける

危険や嫌な状況を避けるためなどに、急にその場から去る。

やさしい英語で： To leave suddenly, especially to avoid danger or an unpleasant situation.

• The party was boring, so we bailed.
• She bailed on us just before the trip.
• The pilot bailed out when the engine caught fire.

使い方： bail on someone/something (He bailed on our dinner plans at the last minute.); bail out of something (The pilot had to bail out of the burning plane.)

類義語： leave, quit, pull out

反対語： stay

よく使う表現： bail on someone, bail out, bail early

保釈させる

お金を納める、または納める約束をして、逮捕された人を裁判前に釈放させる。

やさしい英語で： To pay or promise money so an arrested person can leave prison before their trial.

• Can you bail him out?
• Her parents bailed her out after the arrest.
• We had to borrow money to bail our friend out of jail.

使い方： bail someone out of something (His sister bailed him out of jail.)

よく使う表現： bail someone out, bail someone

寄託する、預ける

自分の所有物を、持ち主は変えずに、他の人に一時的に保管してもらう。

やさしい英語で： To give someone your property to keep temporarily, while you remain its owner.

• The merchant bailed the goods to a carrier.
• She bailed her jewelry to the bank for safekeeping.
• The contract covers property bailed to the warehouse operator.

使い方： bail something to someone (The owner bailed the goods to a carrier for delivery.)

類義語： entrust, deposit

よく使う表現： bail goods, bail property, bail something to someone