bailment

[Eng. bail (1); -ment, on analogy with O. Fr. baillement, from O. Fr. & Fr. builler to deliver, to hand over.] 1. Of the delivery of things: The act of delivering goods in trust, or the state of being so delivered, upon a contract expre ed or implied that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee. Thus one may give cloth in bailment to a tailor to make into a coat, or a parcel to a carrier to be delivered to a third party to whom it is addre ed. " Bailment , from the French bailler , to deliver, is a delivery of goods in trust upon a contract expre ed or implied that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the part of the bailee."-Black stone: Comment., bk. ii., ch. 30. 2. Of the delivery of persons: The act of delivering an accused person to those who are responsible for his appearance; the state of being so delivered. "... a delivery or bailment of a person to his sureties upon their giving together with himself) sufficient security for his appearance." - Black stone: Comment., bk. iv., ch. 22.