"bailee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bailees [plural]
Etymology: bail + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bail|ee}} bail + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} bailee (plural bailees)
  1. (law) One who holds bailed property; one who takes possession of the property of another (called a bailor) in order to keep that property safe for the other. Categories (topical): Law, People
    Sense id: en-bailee-en-noun-5FIhhPOR Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ee Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ee: 79 21 Topics: law
  2. A person who is granted bail. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bailee-en-noun-CFtW0rpn Disambiguation of People: 50 50

Inflected forms

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