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bailee

[ bey-lee ]

noun

Law.
  1. a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.


bailee

/ ²ú±ðɪˈ±ô¾±Ë /

noun

  1. contract law a person to whom the possession of goods is transferred under a bailment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bailee1

First recorded in 1520–30; bail 1 + -ee
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Example Sentences

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Wilson had pleaded guilty to one count of larceny by bailee and one count of theft.

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Travis Wilson pleaded not guilty to one felony count each of larceny by bailee and theft during his Tuesday morning arraignment.

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The receiver of a letter is not a bailee, nor does he stand in a character analogous to that of a bailee.

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Money Stolen, Bailed or Loaned, Insolvency, Gifts.—Property stolen by A. or left with him as bailee to be returned in specie, can not be given away by him for charity.

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While this relation of bailor and bailee exists, the owner is not ordinarily responsible for the negligence of the garageman or his servants in the care or operation of the automobile.

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