英语词汇“jew bail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Jew bail n. derogatory (now rare or disused) the fraudulent practice of acting as bail to a prisoner for a fee, with the intention of absconding if later called upon; a person acting in this way (cf. quot. 1819 at queer adj.² 1).The practice was formerly associated with impoverished Jewish people.

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society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > bailing or bail > [noun] > worthless bail

Jew bail1771

straw bail1853

1771 (title) The merchant's complaint to the lawyers at the Devil. Shewing the hardships, inconveniences, and injustice, to which every honest man of property is exposed, from jew bail, sham pleas, demurrers, writs of error, and injunction bills.

1820 Times 21 Nov. He read an affidavit stating him to be a common Jew bail, and setting forth instances in which he had become bail for hire.

1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 63/2 Jew bail, bail furnished by an insolvent person.

单词	jew bail
释义	> as lemmas Jew bail Jew bail n. derogatory (now rare or disused) the fraudulent practice of acting as bail to a prisoner for a fee, with the intention of absconding if later called upon; a person acting in this way (cf. quot. 1819 at queer adj.² 1).The practice was formerly associated with impoverished Jewish people. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > bailing or bail > [noun] > worthless bail Jew bail1771 straw bail1853 1771 (title) The merchant's complaint to the lawyers at the Devil. Shewing the hardships, inconveniences, and injustice, to which every honest man of property is exposed, from jew bail, sham pleas, demurrers, writs of error, and injunction bills. 1820 Times 21 Nov. He read an affidavit stating him to be a common Jew bail, and setting forth instances in which he had become bail for hire. 1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 63/2 Jew bail, bail furnished by an insolvent person. extracted from Jewn. < as lemmas
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