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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
Bail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: delivery, livery, legal transfer
History
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.
