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  • 1bailment — bail·ment / bāl mənt/ n [Anglo French bayllment, from bailler to hand over see bail]: the transfer of possession but not ownership of personal property (as goods) for a limited time or specified purpose (as transportation) such that the… …

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  • 2Bailment — describes a legal relationship in common law where physical possession of personal property (chattels) is transferred from one person (the bailor ) to another person (the bailee ) who subsequently holds possession of the property. However, it is… …

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  • 3bailment for hire — see bailment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. bailment for hire …

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  • 4bailment for mutual benefit — bailment for mutual benefit: bailment for hire at bailment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 5bailment — bail‧ment [ˈbeɪlmənt] noun [uncountable] LAW the right to use someone else s property without becoming its owner * * * bailment UK US /ˈbeɪlmənt/ noun [U] ► LAW the right to take possession temporarily of someone else s property: »A contract of… …

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  • 6Bailment — Bail ment, n. 1. (Law) The action of bailing a person accused. [1913 Webster] Bailment . . . is the saving or delivery of a man out of prison before he hath satisfied the law. Dalton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A delivery of goods or money by one… …

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  • 7bailment offense — >> offense. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …

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  • 8bailment — [bāl′mənt] n. 1. the providing of bail for an arrested person 2. the delivering of goods by one party to another to be held in trust for a specific purpose and returned when that purpose is ended …

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  • 9bailment — A delivery of goods or personal property, by one person (bailor) to another (bailee), in trust for the execution of a special object upon or in relation to such goods, beneficial either to the bailor or bailee or both, and upon a contract,… …

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  • 10bailment — A delivery of goods or personal property, by one person (bailor) to another (bailee), in trust for the execution of a special object upon or in relation to such goods, beneficial either to the bailor or bailee or both, and upon a contract,… …

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