Law Dictionary Definitions

bait advertising.See BAIT AND SWITCH. BAIT AND SWITCH bait and switch.A sales practice whereby a merchant advertises a low-priced product to lure customers into the store, only to induce them to buy a higher-priced product. • Most states prohibit the bait and switch when the original product is not actually available as advertised. — Also…

bail to the sheriff.See BAIL(4).[Blacks Law 8th]

bailsman. See BAILER(1). BAIL TO THE ACTION bail to the action.See BAIL(4).[Blacks Law 8th]

bailout stock.See STOCK. BAILPIECE bailpiece. 1.Hist. A document recording the nature of the bail granted to a defendant in a civil   action; specif., a surety issued to attest the act of offering bail 2. More modernly, a warrant issued to a surety upon which the surety may arrest the person bailed by him. •…

bailor (bay-loror bay-l<<schwa>>r).1. A person who delivers personal property to another as a bailment. — Also spelled bailer. 2.BAILER(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

bailment. 1. A delivery of personal property by one person (the bailor) to another (the bailee) who holds the property for a certain purpose under an express or implied-in-fact contract. • Unlike a sale or gift of personal property, a bailment involves a change in possession but not in title. Cf. PAWN. [Cases: Bailment  1.…

bail in error.Security given by a defendant who intends to bring a writ of error on a judgment and desires a stay of execution in the meantime. See appeal bond, supersedeas bond under BOND(2). BAILIVIA bailivia. See BAILIWICK. BAILIWICK bailiwick (bay-l<<schwa>>-wik). The office, jurisdiction, or district of a bailiff; esp., a   bailiff’s territorial jurisdiction.…

ayle (ayl). See AIEL.[Blacks Law 8th]

ayel (ay-<<schwa>>l). See AIEL.[Blacks Law 8th]

aye (I), n. Parliamentary law. An affirmative vote.[Blacks Law 8th]