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bailors
bail·or
/
ˈbeɪ
lər, beɪˈlɔr
/
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[
bey
-ler, bey-
lawr
]
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noun
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
Origin:
1595–1605;
bail
1
+
-or
2
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bailor
(ˈbeɪlə, beɪˈlɔː)
—
n
contract law
a person who retains ownership of goods but entrusts possession of them to another under a bailment
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