保釈

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 保釈 (reading ほしゃく) is a legal noun and suru-verb for conditionally releasing a criminal defendant from detention while proceedings continue.
• Basic usage: It is used when a court grants bail and when a person released on bail later appears in court on the appointed date.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Procedural scope
  • 保釈 is not an acquittal or completion of a sentence; it is conditional release during an ongoing case.
• Active and passive roles
  • 保釈を認める presents the court granting release, while 保釈される presents the defendant receiving it.