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bailor

[ bey-ler, bey-lawr ]

noun

  1. a person who delivers personal property in bailment.


bailor

/ beɪˈlɔː; ˈbeɪlə /

noun

  1. contract law a person who retains ownership of goods but entrusts possession of them to another 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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Origin of bailor1

First recorded in 1595–1605; bail 1 + -or 2
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Example Sentences

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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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“Sometimes a thing is bailed to a person,” continued Rollo’s father, “for the benefit of both persons, the bailor and the bailee.”

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In the supposed case of an auctioneer, for instance, if he had paid the true owner, it would have been an answer to his bailor's claim.

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A bailor need not always be the owner of the thing bailed.

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The bailor is not responsible generally for any negligence of the hirer in operating the car.

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