Activity for Ullallulloo‭

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Edit	Post #284690	Initial revision	—	about 3 years ago
Answer	—	A: How did "bail" shift to signify "money deposited as a guarantee when released"? "Bail" derives from the Latin word "baiulus" and came to mean giving property to someone temporarily, a "bailment". Just as prisoners were given to the jail's "baile", they could also be released to someone else's custody, or bail. In order to ensure that they still showed up to trial, a security was... (more)	—	about 3 years ago