bailee

American  

[bey-lee] / beɪˈli /

noun

Law.

1. a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.

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bailee British  

/ beɪˈliː /

noun

1. 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 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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

There are other ways of making a man an involuntary bailee.

From The Bibliotaph and Other People by Vincent, Leon H. (Leon Henry)

A bailee who was a cold storage keeper, stated in his receipt "all damage to property is at the owner's risk."

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

In the case of hiring the bailee is bound to use such diligence as a prudent man would exercise towards his own property.

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