A bail is an agreed upon security. The word bail comes from latin cautio, which means security, caution.

Generally a bail, in the form of money, is usually handed over by the debtor to the creditor and the rights of disposal for this to the creditor is granted. If the debtor fulfills his commitment, then the bail is returned to the debtor by the creditor, with money usually plus accumulated interest. The modalities of the bail are agreement thing between the parties, if no legal regulations force concrete forms.

Typical areas of application of the bail

Renting bail: The dealer demands a bail of the return of the Mietgegenstandes agreed upon from the tenant to the safety device. The tenant receives his bail from the landlord back, if the Mietgegenstand (in the agreed upon condition) is returned. See also lease.

Punishing bail: A punishing suspect will dismiss by depositing a bail up to the court hearing from the safekeeping ("§"§ 116, 116a StPO). If the punish-suspicious appears to the court hearing, the bail is returned to the punish-suspicious. Additional conditions part of the bail agreement are frequent (e.g. Obligation to register, travel prohibition).

In the broadest sense can be regarded also the pledge for (pledge) bottles and doses as bail, since the pledge money serves the bottle here as security for the return.

See also

In the juridical system of the USA the position of bail is usual for release of the accused up to the main negotiation: Bail system (the USA)

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