bailment

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Synonyms: ailment, wailment, raiment, batement, basement, availment, bewailment, pairment, bashment, bailments, biliment

Antonyms: ailment, wailment, raiment, batement, basement, availment, bewailment, pairment, bashment, bailments, biliment

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|legal}} 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 [[party|parties]] have agreed.
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[bail|Bail]].

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