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Section 87: Key definitions for bailment and pledge under Ugandan contract law

87.Interpretation of Part

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires—

“bailee” means a person to whom goods are delivered;

“bailment” means the delivery of goods by one person to another for some purpose, on a contract that the goods shall when the purpose is accomplished, be returned or disposed of according to the direction of the person who delivered them;

“bailor” means a person who delivers the goods;

“pledge” means the bailment of goods as security for payment of a debt or performance of a promise;

“pledgee” means a person with whom a pledge is deposited;

“pledgor” means a person who gives a pledge to another.

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You need to know the specific legal meanings of several terms when dealing with the delivery of goods. A 'bailee' is the person who receives the goods...

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