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bailor

American  
[bey-ler, bey-lawr] / ˈbeɪ lər, beɪˈlɔr /

noun

  1. a person who delivers personal property in bailment.


bailor British  
/ beɪˈlɔː, ˈbeɪlə /

noun

  1. contract law a person who retains ownership of goods but entrusts possession of them to another under a bailment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bailor

First recorded in 1595–1605; bail 1 + -or 2

Example Sentences

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The organization is teaming up with Mallory Hagan, who was named Miss America 2013, as well as Jonathan Bailor and SANESolution to launch a wellness program for all of its candidates.

From Fox News • Aug. 21, 2021

Mohamed Bailor Jalloh says he was looking to meet a Muslim wife when he reached out to an Islamic State recruiter he had met overseas.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2017

Thompson, a Las Vegas resident, was arrested by a federal fugitive task force in Needles, Calif., under the alias Tony Bailor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2015

Insensitivity on the part of government officials has sparked uprisings, including a riot in a quarantined neighbourhood of Monrovia on 20 August, says Bailor Barrie, co-founder of the Wellbody Alliance.

From Nature • Aug. 25, 2014

Bailor and Bailee.—To create this relation the property must be delivered to the bailee.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney