"bailment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bailments [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English bail Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bailment From bail + -ment. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bail|-ment|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English bail Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bailment [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "nominal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-mn̥", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-mn̥tom", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-mentom", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-mentum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ment", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ment", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ment", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bailment", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bailment"> From bail + -ment. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bailment (plural bailments)
  1. (law) 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. Hypernyms (in law): contract Hyponyms (in law): deposit, loan, mandate, pawn, pledge
    Sense id: en-bailment-en-noun-w8s~6AbS Categories (other): Law, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 49 51 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'in law': 63 37 Disambiguation of 'in law': 63 37
  2. (obsolete) Bail. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-bailment-en-noun-UFlBUCTQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 49 51

Inflected forms

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