bailment

English

Etymology

bail +‎ -ment

Noun

bailment (plural bailments)

(obsolete) Bail.
(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

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