leg bail

dated slang uncountable

(slang, dated) Escape from custody by running away.

Japanese Meaning

（俗語・古い用法）拘留状態から走って逃げること、すなわち逃亡

After the judge left the courtroom, the prisoner staged a leg bail and disappeared into the alley.

裁判官が法廷を離れると、その囚人は走って逃走し、路地に消えた。

Sense（1）

(slang, dated) Escape from custody by running away.