bailment

noun — 2 senses

bailment

noun

Etymology From bail + -ment.

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.

2

Obsolete Bail.

Hypernyms
contract
Hyponyms
deposit, loan, mandate, pawn, pledge

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