bailment
Americannoun
noun
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contract law a contractual delivery of goods in trust to a person for a specific purpose
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criminal law the act of granting bail
Etymology
Origin of bailment
1545–55; earlier bailement < Anglo-French; Old French baillement. See bail 1, -ment
Example Sentences
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And the question is, whether, according to the law of bailment, you ought to pay for this loss.”
From Rollo's Museum by Abbott, Jacob
They are so many attempts to state the duty of the bailee specifically, according to the nature of the bailment and of the object bailed.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
If the defendant was a servant not having control over the goods, he might not fall within the law of bailment, and factors are treated on the footing of servants in the early law.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
And that, you see, is another bailment case.
From Rollo's Museum by Abbott, Jacob
It is desirable to prove the native origin of our law of bailment, in order that, when theory comes to be considered, modern German opinion may not be valued at more than its true worth.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
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