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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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
A thing may be bailed to you for your benefit; as, for instance, if James were to lend you his knife, the knife would be a bailment to you for your benefit.
From Rollo's Museum by Abbott, Jacob
This shows the truth of what I said before, that a great many of the disputes among boys arise from cases of bailment.
From Rollo's Museum by Abbott, Jacob
Since he did reclaim it, Rollo did perfectly right to give it up, fish and all; and as he did so, it was a bailment for the benefit of the bailee, that is, Henry.
From Rollo's Museum by Abbott, Jacob
He said he did not know any thing about bailment, except bailing out boats—he had never heard of bailing fishes.
From Rollo's Museum by Abbott, Jacob
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