# Mainprise

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English criminal law concept similar to bail

**Mainprise** is a concept in [English law](/source/English_law) regarding releasing a prisoner from custody upon [sureties](/source/Surety) pending [trial](/source/Trial). It is nearly identical to the idea of [bail](/source/Bail) and has been absorbed into the laws regulating bail in many jurisdictions. When they were distinguished, bail was not restricted in the type of surety upon which a prisoner could be released, while mainprise always involved a specified sum of money. A prisoner released on bail was still technically in custody and could be re-seized, while one delivered on mainprise was no longer in custody and could not have suits brought against him as though he were.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Matthew Hale](/source/Matthew_Hale_(jurist)), *[Historia Placitorum Coronae](/source/Historia_Placitorum_Coronae)* (London, 1736), 124–25. [Google Books](https://books.google.com/books?id=wGUicVFcpiAC&dq=bail+and+mainprise&pg=RA1-PA124)

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