If both the person posting bail and the defendant are in court, cash bail can be posted in the courthouse, and the defendant can be released before being transferred to jail.
reference point - an indicator that orients you generally; it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved. point of reference, reference. bench mark, benchmark - a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point. landmark - a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land.
dew point the temperature at which moisture in the atmosphere is deposited as dew. far point the most remote point at which an object is clearly seen when the eye is at rest. point of fixation. 1. the point or object on which one's sight is fixed and through which the axis opticus passes.