bailment

English

Etymology

bail +‎ -ment

Noun

bailment (plural bailments)

1. (obsolete) Bail.
2. (law) 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.

Hypernyms

• (in law): contract

Hyponyms

• (in law): deposit
• (in law): loan
• (in law): mandate
• (in law): pawn
• (in law): pledge

Anagrams

• Main Belt, bimental, libament, main belt, mintable