Usually means: Temporary transfer of personal property.
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  1. bailments: Merriam-Webster
  2. bailments: Collins English Dictionary
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  5. bailments: Wiktionary
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  1. bailments: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. bailments: Legal dictionary
  3. bailments: Financial dictionary

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  1. bailments: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (bailment)

noun:  (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.
noun:  (obsolete) Bail.
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