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Temporary Release Of The Accused Wicket Crosspiece Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BAIL which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

• the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)

verb

• release after a security has been paid

• deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period

• secure the release of (someone) by providing security

• empty (a vessel) by bailing

• remove (water) from a vessel with a container

38%7 Resistance against attack, danger or harm; a country’s military forces; the plea of the accused in a lawsuit; or, the action of protecting one’s goal or wicket against the opposition
noun

• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

• the justification for some act or belief

• a structure used to defend against attack

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

• protection from harm

• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

32%8Crosspiece for railroad tracks
noun

• one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

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The Guardian Quick29 Apr 2005 Across 19
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