bail dockglossary / BAIL DOCK bail dock. A small compartment in a courtroom used to hold a criminal defendant during trial. — Often shortened to dock. — Also spelled bale dock. See DOCK(3). 词条贡献者 译者成昱,毕业于世界顶级翻译学院,擅长翻译各种与集体诉讼相关的法律文件。