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Loan, gratuitous

Loan, gratuitous, a class of bailment called commodatum in the Roman Law, and denominated by Sir William Jones a loan for use (pret a

bail

the release of by giving bail often used with out 3 : to place (personal property) under a bailment [identity of the article claimed to have been ed "Peet v. Roth Hotel Co., 253 N.W. 546 (1934)"]

Detinue

action brought) in personal goods, which are capable of being ascertained; (2) a possession in the defendant by bailment, finding, etc.; (3) an unjust detention on the part of the defendant. The form of action of detinue

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Deposit

for the performance of some contract, especially a contract for the sale of real estate. Also a naked bailment of goods to be kept for the bailor without recompense, and to be returned when the bailor shall

Credit-brokerage

desiring to obtain goods on hire to persons carrying on a business which comprises or relates to the bailment of goods under a contract for the hire of goods; or (c) of individuals desiring to obtain credit,

Conversion and detinue

he cannot get rid of his contractual liability to restore the bailor's property on the termination of the bailment and if he fails to do, he may be sued in detinue, Dhian Singh Sobha Singh v. Union

Consumer hire agreement

these are consumer hire agreements, Burdis v. Livsey (CA), (2003) LR 36 QB. Is an agreement for the bailment of goods to the hirer which: '(I).........(a) is not a hire-purchase agreement, and (b) is capable of subsisting

Pledge

created between the debtor and creditor by a thing being so delivered or deposited forming a species of bailment also that which is so delivered or deposited something put in pawn

bailor

an individual or entity (as a business organization) placing personal property in the possession of another under a bailment

degree

serious crimes. b : a measure of care ;also : a measure of negligence esp. in connection with bailments see also care, negligence

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