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bailment

noun

Meaning

  1. Bail.
  2. 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.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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