SAFE-DEPOSIT BOX
safe-deposit box.A lockbox stored in a bank’s vault to secure a customer’s valuables. • It usu.
takes two keys (one held by the bank and one held by the customer) to open the box. — Often
shortened to deposit box. — Also termed safety-deposit box. [Cases: Warehousemen 38. C.J.S.
Warehousemen and Safe Depositaries § 137.] [Blacks Law 8th]