Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Bail to the action

hist. A surety for a civil defendant arrested by a mesne process (i.e., a process issued during the lawsuit).( if the defendant lost the lawsuit, the bail to the action was bound either to pay the judgment or to surrender the defendant into custody. -also termed bail above; special bail. Cc bail to the sheriff.