Legal Definitions - bailable

Definition: Bailable is an adjective used to describe an offense or person that is eligible for bail.

Example 1: John was arrested for a minor traffic violation, which is a bailable offense. He was able to post bail and was released from jail.

Example 2: The judge determined that the accused was not a flight risk and that the offense was bailable, so he set a bail amount for the defendant.

The examples illustrate that bailable offenses or persons are those that can be released from jail before their trial by posting bail. This means that the accused or their family/friends can pay a certain amount of money to the court as a guarantee that the accused will show up for their trial. If the accused attends all court hearings, the bail money is returned at the end of the trial.