📖 Definitions of "Bailment"
noun
- 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.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bailnoun | (countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. |
| bailagenoun | (historical) Synonym of water bailage. |
| bayliffnoun | Obsolete form of bailiff. [(law enforcement) An officer of the court, particularly:] |
| inborrowverb | (transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland, obsolete) To redeem or buy back from pawn; resume a pledge by restoring the money that has been lent on it. |
| bainnoun | (obsolete) A bath. |
| embarkationnoun | The act of embarking. |
| bursenoun | A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies. |
| barterynoun | (obsolete) barter |
| lastagenoun | (obsolete) A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to carry things where one will. |
| naamnoun | (obsolete, law) The taking of property for the purpose of compensation. |
| munimentnoun | (chiefly law) A deed, or other official document kept as proof of ownership or rights or privileges; an archived document. |
| vadiumnoun | (law, archaic) A pledge or security; bail. |
| bidingverb | An awaiting; expectation. |
| bannitionnoun | (obsolete) The act of expulsion. |
| bereavalnoun | (obsolete) bereavement |
| libamentnoun | (obsolete) A libation. |
| bodementnoun | (obsolete) An omen; a prognostic. |
| guardagenoun | (obsolete) wardship |
| abortmentnoun | (obsolete) Abortion. |
| bodragenoun | (obsolete) A raid across a border. |
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