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bailment

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bail·ment  (blmnt)
n.
1. The process of providing bail for an accused person.
2. The act of delivering goods or personal property to another in trust.
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Noun1.bailment - the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee
legal transfer, livery, delivery - the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another


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For instance, the sections on bailment would have benefited from more detailed discussions regarding the length of the term of bailment and the duties of a Bailor, as well as the inclusion of issues related to assignment and sub-bailment, and bailment and third parties.
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My discussion of the law of bailment draws on the penetrating insights of Christopher L.
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These include powers of supervision over the police,(103) issuance of arrest and search warrants, bailment orders, and the inspection of prisons.
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