"on bail" meaning in English

See on bail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on bail, {{en-PP}} on bail
  1. (law) Having been granted bail. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-on_bail-en-prep_phrase-F3E-ahxY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law
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