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41bailiff — n sheriff, deputy, deputy sheriff, constable; court officer, marshal, catchpole, tipstaff, Brit. magistrate …
42bailiff — bai·liff …
43bailiff — [ˈbeɪlɪf] noun [C] British an official whose job is to take away the possessions of someone who has not paid money that they owe …
44bailiff — bail•iff [[t]ˈbeɪ lɪf[/t]] n. 1) law an officer, similar to a sheriff, employed to keep order in the court, make arrests, etc 2) gov (in Britain) a person charged with local administrative authority, or the chief magistrate in a town 3) gov (esp …
45bailiff — /ˈbeɪləf / (say bayluhf) noun 1. an officer employed by a sheriff to serve writs and summonses, execute processes, make arrests, fulfil court orders, collect payments of judgement debts, etc.; sheriff s officer. 2. (formerly, in Britain) a person …
46bailiff — A court attendant; a sheriff s deputy; a keeper; a servant that has the administration and charge of lands, goods and chattels, to make the best benefit for the owner, against whom an action of account lies, for the profits which he has raised or …
47bailiff errant — A deputy appointed by the sheriff to go about serving writs and process …
48bailiff — [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 …
49bailiff — n. 1 a sheriff s officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests. 2 Brit. the agent or steward of a landlord. 3 US an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc. 4 Brit. (hist. except in …
50High Bailiff — Isle of Man This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Isle of Man …
