bailment

[ beyl-muhnt ]

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

Origin of bailment

1
1545–55; earlier bailement<Anglo-French; Old French baillement.See bail1, -ment

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British Dictionary definitions for bailment

bailment

/ (ˈbeɪlmənt) /


noun
  1. contract law a contractual delivery of goods in trust to a person for a specific purpose

  2. criminal law the act of granting bail

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