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      [Phrase]  | "jump bail" 


      1: to abscond after being released from prison on bail

      [Verb]  | "jump" 


      1: to propel oneself upward or forward into the air;


        * e.g., " ... jumped across the ditch "




      2: to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise);


        * e.g., " ... the sudden appearance of a mouse scurrying across the floor made me jump "



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      3: to proceed or move quickly;


        * e.g., " ... when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump "



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      [Verb]  | "jump (on)" 


      1: to take sudden, violent action against;


        * e.g., " ... the robbers waited until he had passed by them and then jumped on him without warning "



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      2: to criticize harshly and usually publicly;


        * e.g., " ... no need to jump on him just because he locked the keys in the car "



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       [ "jump bail" ]

      1: To default on one's bail

        * e.g.,  ... I thought for sure she would jump bail. 

       [ "Jump Bail" ]

      1: To jump bail is to basically leave the state, country, or dissapear before your court date after you have posted bail. This means that you are stealing money from the person that has posted your bail. (A bail bondsmen) Normally you would be released from jail, then go to court. After your trial the bail bondsmen will have his money returned. This means that he has the right to track you down. You may even be accused of jumping bail before you even miss a court date. This is usually because you might be planning to leave or have already left. Once found after jumping bail, you will be thrown in jail until you appear in court, afterwhich the bail bondsmen will have his money returned; jumping over a hay bale.

        * e.g.,  ... John posted bail then fled the country to Mexico. What a flake! He totally jumped bail!; Look, Ryan just jumped the bail! He's the coolest!; to jump bail is really lame; to jump the bail is radical. 

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