bailor
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bailor
Example Sentences
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His lawyers had earlier told CNA that Maximilien's parents had flown over to Singapore and that a representative from his school would be his bailor.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The bailor is not responsible generally for any negligence of the hirer in operating the car.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
If it is for the benefit of the bailor, that is, the boy who intrusts it, then he can’t require the other to pay for it, unless he was grossly negligent.
From Rollo's Museum by Abbott, Jacob
“Sometimes a thing is bailed to a person,” continued Rollo’s father, “for the benefit of both persons, the bailor and the bailee.”
From Rollo's Museum by Abbott, Jacob
A bailee has a lien for his service and proper expenditures in caring for and preserving the thing bailed, but not for any other debt the bailor may owe him.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
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