The Excessive Bail Clause of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits excessive bail set in pre-trial detention.

The Clause was drafted in response to the perceived excessiveness of bail in England. Excessive bail was also prohibited by the English Bill of Rights. If a judge posts excessive bail, the defendant's lawyer may make a motion in court to lower the bail or appeal directly to a higher court.

Contents

• 1 Origins
• 2 Text
• 3 Interpretation
  • 3.1 Presence at trial
  • 3.2 Preventive detention
  • 3.3 Incorporation
• 4 U.S. state law
• 5 Notable cases
• 6 References
• 7 Further reading
• 8 External links

Noun

bail f.

1. prosperity
2. proper condition, order

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Forms with the definite article

don bhail

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