Bail To The Action
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Bail to the action, is the surety for a civil defendant arrested by a mesne process e.g. 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 c.f. bail to the Sheriff, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 135.
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