bail money; bail
Legal term for the money paid to release a suspect from custody before trial.
裁判所は保釈金を100万円に設定した。
The court set bail at one million yen.
保釈金 is the actual money paid as bail, while 保釈 is the legal act or status of being released on bail.
Compound of 保釈 (bail, release) and 金 (money).