A 'bailment' is a non-ownership transfer of possession. Under
English Common Law, the right to possess a thing is separate and
distinct from owning the thing. In some jurisdictions, an owner
of an object can steal his own property, a curious result of the
distinction. In context, an owner who lends someone else an
article, then secretly takes it back, can be stealing. When a
bailment is created, the article is said to have been 'bailed'.
One who delivers the article is the bailor. One who receives a
'bailed' article is the bailee. Definition from Nolo’s Plain-
English Law Dictionary A legal relationship in which one party
(bailor) leaves personal property in the possession, and under
the temporary control, of another (bailee). Common examples
include leaving a car in a parking garage, lodging a pet at a
kennel, or storing household goods in a storage center. While
most bailments are considered "bailments for hire" (in which the
bailee is paid), there is also "constructive bailment" when the
circumstances creat