English Explanatory Dictionary

bailment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The handing over of control over, or possession of, personal property by one person, the bailor, to another, the bailee, for a specific purpose upon which the parties have agreed.
  2. Bail.

Word forms

bailment bailments

Etymology

From bail + -ment.

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