保释 (bǎo shì) — to bail (someone) out; to release on bail
Definition
保释 (bǎoshì) means to release someone from custody on bail — a legal term for the act of freeing a suspect who posts bail money. Compare 释放, which is the broader 'release' (from prison or detention) without the bail-payment sense.
verb
to bail (someone) outto release on bail
Examples
- 保释。Lǜ shī zhèng zài xiǎng bàn fǎ bǎo shì tā.The lawyer is trying to bail him out.
- 。Tā jiāo le wǔ wàn kuài qián de bǎo shì jīn.He paid fifty thousand yuan in bail.
- 保释。Zhè ge xián yí rén yǐ jīng bèi bǎo shì le.The suspect has already been released on bail.
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