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Bailable Action

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

An action In which the defendant is entitled to be discharged from arrest only upon giving bond to answer.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A proceeding in which the defendant may be released for arrest on bail.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

An action in which the defendant is entitled to be discharged from arrest only upon giving bond to answer.