bailees
Temporary goods keepers
Bailees are persons who temporarily hold someone else's property.
In legal contexts, a bailee receives goods for a specific purpose—storage, repair, or transport—without taking ownership: The dry cleaner, as bailee, is responsible for any damage to your garments.
The term contrasts with bailor, who entrusts the property.
Those entrusted with care
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
- depositariesEntities entrusted with safekeeping
- safekeepersThose who protect valuables
- holdersItems that contain others
consignees · receivers · guardians · fiduciaries · possessors · caretakers · borrowers · lessees
Formal mutual arrangements
- obligationsRequired responsibilities
- termsConditions of an agreement
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- responsibilitiesDuties one must fulfill
indemnity · insurance · compensation · breach · damages · standard of care · reasonable care · mutual benefit
Goods storage facility workers
- shipping agentsCargo transport arrangers
- storage facilitiesSpaces for keeping items
- parking attendantsStaff who park cars
- coat checkAttended garment storage
dry cleaners · lockers · garages · marinas · stables · kennels · safe deposit · cold storage
custodians
Those entrusted with care
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
- depositariesEntities entrusted with safekeeping
- safekeepersThose who protect valuables
holders · consignees · receivers · guardians · fiduciaries · possessors · caretakers · borrowers · lessees · pawnbrokers
agreements
Formal mutual arrangements
- obligationsRequired responsibilities
- termsConditions of an agreement
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
responsibilities · indemnity · insurance · compensation · breach · damages · standard of care · reasonable care · mutual benefit · contracts
warehousemen
Goods storage facility workers
- shipping agentsCargo transport arrangers
- storage facilitiesSpaces for keeping items
- parking attendantsStaff who park cars
coat check · dry cleaners · lockers · garages · marinas · stables · kennels · safe deposit · cold storage · commercial storage
baileesdepositors
Those who bank funds
consignors · lenders · lessors · deliverers · transferors
- bailed outEscaped or rescued financially
- bailed out onSuddenly abandoned commitment to