A bailment for which the bailee receives no compensation, as when one borrows a friend’s car. • A gratuitous bailee is liable for loss of the property only if the loss is caused by the bailee’s gross negligence. — Also termed naked bailment; depositum; naked deposit; gratuitous deposit; deposit; bailment for sole benefit of bailor.
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gratuitous bailment 无偿寄托 无报酬的保管。有人认为这种寄托是为寄托人的单方面利益或为受托人的单方面利益。鉴于有些法院将无偿寄托看作仅为寄托人的单方面利益，不将寄托分为「有偿的」和「无偿的」，而将其划分为三类也许更为合理：１仅为寄托人的利益；２仅为受托人的利益；３为双方的利益。
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gratuitous deposit. 1. See gratuitous bailment under BAILMENT. 2. DEPOSIT(5).
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depositum (di-poz-i-t[schwa]m), n. Roman law. The gratuitous deposit of goods for the benefit of the depositor. • The depositee was liable only for dolus. See DOLUS. Cf. gratuitous bailment under BAILMENT; DEPOSIT(5).
commodatum (kom-[schwa]-day-t[schwa]m), n. [Latin commodare “to lend”] Roman & civil law. The gratuitous lending of goods to be used by the borrower and then returned undamaged to the lender. • This ar-rangement is for the sole benefit of the borrower. It is one of three types of contracts for permissive use, the other two being
mutuum (myoo-choo-[schwa]m), n. 1. A transaction (sometimes referred to as a bailment) in which goods are delivered but, instead of being returned, are replaced by other goods of the same kind. • At common law such a transaction is regarded as a sale or exchange, not as a bailment, because the particular goods are not
depositary. 1. A person or institution that one leaves money or valuables with for safekeeping (a title-insurance officer is the depositary of the funds). • When a depositary is a company, it is often termed a safe-deposit company. Cf. DEPOSITORY. [Cases: Deposits and Escrows 13. C.J.S. Depositaries §§ 15–17; Escrows§§ 8–10.] 2. A gratuitous bailee.