Photo: a sprinter at the starting block. Equal opportunity is a stipulation that all people should be treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences, except when particular distinctions can be explicitly justified.
Bailout definition, the act of parachuting from an aircraft, especially to escape a crash, fire, etc. See more.
Bail is security (money or property) that a defendant posts with a court. The payment does two things: it grants the defendant freedom (at least until the date of trial); and it discourages the defendant from skipping town (or the trial).