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Definitions of bailiff in various dictionaries:
noun - an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
A court attendant entrusted with duties such as the maintenance of order in a courtroom during a trial.
An official who assists a British sheriff and who has the power to execute writs, processes, and arrests.
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| This officer is charged with maintaining order in a courtroom during a trial |
| He guards the jurors & maintains order in a courtroom |
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| a sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests. |
| an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. |
| A court attendant entrusted with duties such as the maintenance of order in a courtroom during a trial. |
| An official who assists a British sheriff and who has the power to execute writs, processes, and arrests. |
| Chiefly British An overseer of an estate a steward. |
| A sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests. |
| An official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc. |
| The sovereign's representative in a district, especially the chief officer of a hundred. |
| (in the UK ) an official who takes away someone's possessions when they owe money: |
| (in the US) an official who is responsible for prisoners who are appearing in court |
| Bailiff description |
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| A bailiff (from Middle English baillif, Old French baillis, bail "custody, charge, office"; cf. bail, based on the adjectival form, baiulivus, of Latin bajulus, carrier, manager) is a manager, overseer or custodian; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given. Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offices and duties vary greatly.Another official sometimes referred to as a bailiff was the vogt: see Vogt and Vogt (Switzerland). In the Holy Roman Empire a similar function was performed by the Amtmann. |