bailment

English

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Bail.
  • (legal) 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.

Etymology

Suffix from English bail.

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bail

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