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bailment
[ beyl-muhnt ]
noun
, Law.
- the delivery of personal property returnable to the bailor after being held for some purpose.
bailment
/ ˈbeɪlmənt /
noun
- contract law a contractual delivery of goods in trust to a person for a specific purpose
- criminal law the act of granting bail
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“Mandate” is retained to signify the contract more generally known as gratuitous bailment.
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Vadium, pawn or pledge; a bailment of personal property as a security for a debt.
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Depositum, or bailment without reward, in order that the bailee may keep the goods for the bailor.
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The law relating to such transactions is called the law of bailment.
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It is a case of bailment,” said he to Rollo, “and the question is, whether you are liable.
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