bailment

/ˈbeɪlmənt/
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Other forms: bailments

Definitions of bailment
  1. noun
    the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee
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    type of:
    delivery, legal transfer, livery
    the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
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