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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.

See also: bail, jump

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You could get an arrest warrant anywhere and at any time You can pick up an arrest warrant if you skip bail or fail to appear in court. Arrest Warrants - How to Find a Warrant for Arrest before the Cops ... by Steve Gee / Law community Turn-up targets those who skip bail by missing court appearances. No Christmas rest for the wicked... STAFFORDSHIRE: Purge ordered on ... by Birmingham Mail (England) Byline: By Ben Griffin CRIME REPORTER PEOPLE who skip bail are usually a "hardcore criminal element", according to a Coventry policeman. Police on trail of bail bandits; CRACKDOWN: 'Hard-core criminal ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			skate on skate on thin ice skate over skeleton skeleton in the closet sketch sketch in sketch out skid skid across skid into skid row skillet skim skim off skim over skim through skimp on skin skin alive skinned skinny skinny as a beanpole skinny-dip skip skip bail skip it Skip it! skip off skip out skip out with skip over skip rope skip through skirmish with skirt skirt around skittle skull skunk sky slack slack off slack up slam slam down slam dunk slam into slam the brakes on slam the door in face slant			Skins & Punks Against Racism Skins 4 Skins skins teeth skins teeth skins teeth skins teeth skins up skins up skins up skins up skint Skint Records skintight skintillion skintle skintled brickwork skintled joint skio skiograph SKIOS skiou skip skip skip skip skip skip skip skip about or around skip across skip bail Skip Barber Racing School Skip bombing Skip Briefing skip cast skip chain Skip Day Skip Day Settlement Skip Day Settlements skip distance skip distance Skip Diving skip effect skip fading skip flag Skip Fordyce Harley-Davidson skip hoist Skip If Bit in Register Set Skip If Not Zero Skip It Skip it! Skip kennel skip keying Skip Level Meeting skip logging Skip mackerel

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jump bail (redirected from skip bail)

jump bail
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