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jump bail |
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jump bail and skip bail Fig. to fail to appear in court for trial and forfeit one's bail bond. Not only was Bob arrested for theft, he skipped bail and left town. He's in a lot of trouble. The judge issued a warrant for the arrest of the man who jumped bail. jump bail also skip bail to fail to appear in court after giving money to obtain your release before trial McPhee jumped bail and was never heard from again. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The state's first report card on county services gave Los Angeles County low grades Thursday for poor road maintenance, shoddy child support collections and allowing too many defendants to jump bail. In a debate over whether Spano posed a threat to jump bail, it was made clear in court documents that the Dallas businessman appears to have few valuable assets left. |
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