Word: bail
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Ramallah, a two-hour drive from Tiberias. Jurco nevertheless ruled that there was "probable cause" to believe that Abu Eain may be guilty; in effect, she held that the conflicting evidence should properly be aired in an Israeli court. The judge also ordered that Abu Eain be held without bail, a common practice in extradition cases...
Siegel said Morrissey, who was free prior to the trial on $1000 cash bail, is 5'7" tall, slim with brown hair, and "he is known to frequent the Harvard Square area," Siegel added...
...atmosphere in the Pretoria courtroom last week was hardly serious. The five defendants, decked out in colorful beach shirts and khakis, smiled and waved to security policemen as they appeared briefly in the dock to be freed on bail. They had good reason to be happy. Despite international anger, the South African government opted to deal lightly, almost casually, with their crime: the hijacking of an Air India jetliner the previous week, after an abortive attempt to overthrow the socialist government of Seychelles...
...role has "plenty of excitement." A top priority at the moment is helping the Hub find its way out of a pressing financial crisis, he says, adding that most attention is focused on Beacon Hill, where state legislators are considering the "Tregor Plan" to authorize new city borrowing and bail Boston...
Perhaps the most valuable commodity bought by all that cash is freedom. Once caught, suspected drug dealers are often released on bail of $1 million or more. They typically pay it within hours, sometimes in cash, and skip town. Dealers regard the forfeited bail as merely a cost of doing business. If a prosecutor's case is airtight, money can sometimes pry it open. "We pay for what we need as we need it," one lawyer bragged to TIME. "If we can't bribe the cop, we try to bribe the prosecutor and, if we can't get the prosecutor...