"bailment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bailments [plural]
Etymology: From bail + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bail|ment}} bail + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun}} bailment (plural bailments)
  1. (obsolete) Bail. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-bailment-en-noun-UFlBUCTQ
  2. (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. Categories (topical): Law Hypernyms (in law): contract Hyponyms (in law): deposit, loan, mandate, pawn, pledge
    Sense id: en-bailment-en-noun-w8s~6AbS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'in law': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'in law': 0 100

Inflected forms

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