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jump one's bail

jump one's bail verb: to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds.

Verb

jump one's bail (third-person singular simple present jumps one's bail, present participle jumping one's bail, simple past and past participle jumped one's bail)

  1. (US, slang) To abscond while at liberty under bail bonds.

Forms of jump one's bail

third-person singular presentjumps one's bail
present participlejumping one's bail
past participlejumped one's bail
pastjumped one's bail
alternative formjump bail

Questions about jump one's bail

What does jump one's bail mean?
Jump one's bail means to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds.
What part of speech is jump one's bail?
Jump one's bail is a verb.
What is the past tense of jump one's bail?
The past tense of jump one's bail is jumped one's bail.

Words near jump one's bail in the dictionary

  1. jump on
  2. jump on someone's bones
  3. jump on the bandwagon
  4. jump on the boat
  5. jump on the chance
  6. jump one's bail
  7. jump onto
  8. jump out
  9. jump page
  10. jump pages
  11. jump pass

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