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. Cf. bail to the sheriff.

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