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bail(5) (iou) and atua (iou)


bail(5) (iou)



bail verb1 trans. M16.
[from BAIL noun1 or (sense 3) immed. from French baillier.]
Of a magistrate etc.: grant bail to, release on bail. M16.
Obtain the release of (a person) by providing Security for his or her later appearance; provide bail for. L16.
bail out release from imprisonment by providing bail; fig. release from (esp. financial) difficulty.
Deliver (goods) in trust for a specified purpose. M18.
bailable adjective entitled to be released on bail; admitting of or providing for bail: M16.
bailage noun (Hist.) a duty on delivery of goods M16.
bailment noun (a) delivery in trust; (b) the action or process of bailing a person: M16.

atua (iou)



atua noun. M18.
[Maori, & Other Polynesian langs.]
A supernatural being, god, or demon.