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Bailment

Legal term · Contract law

Bailment

  • Type: Legal term
  • Area of law: Contract law

1 What it means

Delivery of goods by one person to another for a purpose, to be returned or dealt with as directed.

2 Use it in a sentence

Leaving a car with a parking attendant creates a bailment.

3 Make it stick

Write your own sentence using Bailment about a case or topic you are studying this week, then check it against the meaning above.

Learn more: Legal Drafting Guidebook

4 Related words

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