- bail|ment
- bail|ment «BAYL muhnt», noun.1. the delivery of goods in trust.2. the act of bailing an accused person.
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bail — bail·a·ble; bail; bail·ee; bail·li; bail·liage; bail·ment; bail·or; water·bail·age; bail·er; … English syllables
bailment — bail·ment … English syllables
bailment — bail•ment [[t]ˈbeɪl mənt[/t]] n. law the act of furnishing bail, as by a bailor • Etymology: 1545–55; earlier bailement < AF. See bail I, ment … From formal English to slang
bailment — 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… … Law dictionary
Bailment — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Breaking bulk (law) — In law, the term breaking bulk means taking anything out of a package or parcel or in any way destroying its entirety. It was thus important in connection with the subject of bailment, involving as it did the curious distinction that where a… … Wikipedia
bailment — 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… … Financial and business terms
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… … English syllables
bond — 1 n 1 a: a usu. formal written agreement by which a person undertakes to perform a certain act (as appear in court or fulfill the obligations of a contract) or abstain from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure … Law dictionary
