bailee

American

[bay-lee] / beɪˈli /

noun

Law.

a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.

bailee British

/ beɪˈliː /

noun

contract law a person to whom the possession of goods is transferred under a bailment

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Etymology

Origin of bailee

First recorded in 1520–30; bail ¹ + -ee

Example Sentences

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bailee

The bailee is "on a string," and the bondsmen "may pull the string whenever they please."

From Time Magazine Archive

The State of Illinois had added to the charges of larceny and embezzlement for which he was arrested last October, the new charge of "theft by bailee."

From Time Magazine Archive

In this case, the bailee is bound to use ordinary diligence in preserving the property entrusted to him.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

The bailee was, notwithstanding his receipt, held liable.

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

In this case, the bailee has no right to use the thing entrusted to him, and is liable for gross negligence, but not for ordinary negligence.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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