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  2. Bail - Wikipedia

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    After the bail has been posted, the court must again review the grounds for bail, and must decide either to accept or refuse the bail. [20] When accepting the bail, the court may also require the charged person to stay in the country. [21] The court may decide to rescind the bail if the charged person [22]

  3. Bail in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The court in many jurisdictions, especially states that as of 2012 prohibited surety bail bondsmen – Oregon, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky and Maine [29] – may demand a certain amount of the total bail (typically 10%) be given to the court, which is known as surety on the bond and unlike with bail bondsmen, is returned if the ...

  4. Bailout (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A bailout is an act of loaning or giving capital to an entity that is in danger of failing. When written as two words—bail out—it commonly refers to: Bail out, to secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money; Bail out (or bale out), to exit an aircraft while in flight, using a parachute; Bailout may also refer to:

  5. Bail bondsman - Wikipedia

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    A bail bondsman, bail bond agent or bond dealer is any person, agency or corporation that will act as a surety and pledge money or property as bail for the appearance of a defendant in court. Bail bond agents are almost exclusively found in the United States because the practice of bail bonding is illegal in most other countries.

  6. Lehman Report: Why the U.S. Balked at Bailing Out Lehman - AOL

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    Laying out strategies and plans, including possible government aid, the document as cited by Valukas has a list of "Open Issues." But a concern about lacking legal authority to help Lehman isn't ...

  7. Failure to appear - Wikipedia

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    The Bail Reform Act of 1966, one of the first significant pieces of the federal bail legislation, made "willfully fail[ing] to appear before any court or judicial officer as required" punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. [12] In 1984, Congress increased the sanctions for FTAs in federal court. [13]

  8. List of legal abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Such citations and abbreviations are found in court decisions, statutes, regulations, journal articles, books, and other documents. Below is a basic list of very common abbreviations. Because publishers adopt different practices regarding how abbreviations are printed, one may find abbreviations with or without periods for each letter.

  9. Rudy Giuliani held in contempt of court for trying to ‘run ...

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    Rudy Giuliani was held in contempt of court Monday and accused of trying to “run out the clock” to avoid paying his $148 million defamation verdict — which may now cost him his $3.5 million ...