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31bailiff — noun /ˈbeɪlɪf/ a) A legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed. b) The steward or overseer of an estate. See Also: bailie, bailiwick …
32bailiff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. constable, beagle, bailie; sheriff, marshal, officer. See safety, agent. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. court attendant, court official, officer. see court, law …
33bailiff — bai|liff [ˈbeılıf] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: baillif, from bail; BAIL1] 1.) BrE someone who looks after a farm or land that belongs to someone else 2.) AmE an official of the legal system who watches prisoners and keeps order in a …
34bailiff — bail|iff [ beılıf ] noun count 1. ) AMERICAN someone whose job is to guard prisoners in a court 2. ) BRITISH an official whose job is to take away the possessions of someone who has not paid money they owe …
35bailiff — [13] Latin bājulus meant literally ‘carrier’ (it is probably the ultimate source of English bail in some if not all of its uses). It developed the metaphorical meaning ‘person in charge, administrator’, which passed, via the hypothetical medieval …
36bailiff — sb. RG. 473, 499. n. pl. ‘baylis’ RG. 129 …
37bailiff — bail·iff || beɪlɪf n. law enforcement clerk; officer who ranks below sheriff …
38bailiff — [ beɪlɪf] noun 1》 a sheriff s officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests. 2》 Brit. the agent of a landlord. 3》 N. Amer. an official in a court of law who keeps order and looks after prisoners. 4》 Brit.… …
39bailiff — n. 1. Deputy sheriff, deputy marshal, deputy constable. 2. Overseer, under steward, factor, manager, supervisor …
40bailiff — noun (C) 1 BrE an official of the legal system who can take people s goods or property when they owe money: Last year, all his furniture was seized by bailiffs. 2 AmE an official of the legal system who watches prisoners and keeps order in a… …
