bailment
noun[U]
uk/ˈbeɪlmənt/usLAW
therightto takepossessiontemporarilyof someone else'sproperty:
Acontractofhireis atypeof bailment.
Examplesofbailment
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There are no such relations asbailmentor carrier creates - and no such liabilities imposed.
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There is abailmentin so far as there can be abailment, and he is in exclusive possession of this portion of the premises.
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Were this done, it might be reasonable to make the period ofbailmentmuch shorter than six months.
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They do so under a contract ofbailment, which means that they are on a hire-purchase agreement.
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Other operators, by contrast, allows clients to create abailmenton allocated (non-fungible) gold, which becomes the legal property of the buyer.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Bailmentis often regarded as the separation of ownership and possession.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Another clause which followed some time later contained the allegation of trover, and deals with situations which involved neitherbailmentnor a trespassory taking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A horse had been left inbailmentfor proper care.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A temporary transfer of possession is called abailment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, the relationship ofbailmentin the case of chattels closely resembles the landlord-tenant relationship that can be created in land.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, there are many instances where allegation ofbailmentwas not necessary for an action in detinue.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In later times, lawyers would talk of trover andbailment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The time orders can also cover statutorybailmentin the case of hire-order or hire-purchase agreements.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.And again, in this case, an action arises from a tortious detainer and not frombailment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other cases might involve the finding orbailmentof clothing which were destroyed while in the possession of a bailee.
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