jump bail
Skip before trial
To jump bail is to fail to appear in court after being released on bail, forfeiting the bond posted for your release.
The person who jumped bail becomes a fugitive, and a warrant is issued for their arrest: He jumped bail and fled to Mexico.
Also called skipping bail.
Departing secretly to evade
- warrantFormal authorization document
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- defendantParty facing charges
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
arrest · bounty hunter · prosecution · trial · indictment · surety · forfeit · nonappearance
Flee to avoid capture
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- skip townDepart hastily to evade
- disappearPass from visibility
- vanishCease to be visible
evade · elude · hide · fugitive · runaway · hightail · decamp · escape
absconding
Departing secretly to evade
court · arrest · bounty hunter · prosecution · trial · indictment · surety · forfeit · nonappearance · revocation
abscond
Flee to avoid capture
vanish · evade · elude · hide · fugitive · runaway · hightail · decamp · escape · bolt
flight risk
Likely to escape custody
collateral · surety · liability · penalty · obligation · security · pledge · guarantee · indemnity · conditions
jump bailsurrender
Cease resistance, yield
stand trial · face the music · take responsibility · own up · come forward
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