bailment
n.
giving of goods for safekeeping
Bailment
Bailment describes a legal relationship in
common law where physical possession of personal
property (
chattels) is transferred from one person (the 'bailor') to another person (the 'bailee') who subsequently holds
possession of the property. However, it is distinguished from a
contract of sale or a
gift of property, as it only involves the transfer of
possession and not its
ownership. In order to create a bailment, the bailee must both intend to possess, and actually physically possess, the bailable chattel.
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bailment
Noun
1. the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee
(hypernym) delivery, livery, legal transfer
(derivation) bail
Bailment
(n.)
The action of bailing a person accused.
(n.)
A delivery of goods or money by one person to another in trust, for some special purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Bailment
The transfer of possession of something (by the bailor) to another person (called the bailee) for some temporary purpose (eg. repair or storage) after which the property is either returned to the bailor or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the contract of bailment. - (
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