bailment

[ beyl-muhnt ]

/ ˈbeɪl mənt /

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noun Law.

the delivery of personal property returnable to the bailor after being held for some purpose.

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Origin of bailment

1545–55; earlier bailement<Anglo-French; Old French baillement.See bail¹, -ment

Words nearby bailment

Bailey bridge, bailie, bailiff, bailiwick, Baillie, bailment, bailor, bailout, bailsman, bail up, Baily

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How to use bailment in a sentence

“Mandate” is retained to signify the contract more generally known as gratuitous bailment.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various
Vadium, pawn or pledge; a bailment of personal property as a security for a debt.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
Depositum, or bailment without reward, in order that the bailee may keep the goods for the bailor.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2|Various
The law relating to such transactions is called the law of bailment.
Rollo's Museum|Jacob Abbott

It is a case of bailment,” said he to Rollo, “and the question is, whether you are liable.
Rollo's Museum|Jacob Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for bailment

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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