Ma'anar ƙamus na "bailable" yana da alaƙa da damar mutumin da ake zargi da aikata laifi don a sake shi daga wurin da ake tsare da shi ta hanyar ba da beli, wanda shine adadin kuɗi ko kadarorin da aka ajiye don tabbatar da bayyanar wanda ake tuhuma a gaban shari'a. A wannan yanayin, laifin “bailable” shi ne wanda za a iya bayar da belin wanda ake tuhuma, yayin da “bailable” shi ne wanda ba za a iya bayar da belinsa ba.