Meaning of BAILIFF
| Pronunciation: | | 'beylif
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. |
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BAILIFF is a 7 letter word that starts with B. |
| | See Also: | | functionary, official | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bail"iff\, n. [OF. baillif, F. bailli, custodia?
magistrate, fr. L. bajulus porter. See {Bail} to deliver.]
1. Originally, a person put in charge of something
especially, a chief officer, magistrate, or keeper, as of
a county, town, hundred, or castle; one to whom power? of
custody or care are intrusted. --Abbott.
Lausanne is under the canton of Berne, governed by a
bailiff sent every three years from the senate.
--Addison.
2. (Eng. Law) A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests,
collect fines, summon juries, etc.
Note: In American law the term bailiff is seldom used except
sometimes to signify a sheriff's officer or constable,
or a party liable to account to another for the rent
and profits of real estate. --Burrill.
3. An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs
husbandry operations, collects rents, etc. [Eng.]
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming of a bailiff means that your hard work and diligence will be means for you to elevate your standard of living and possible promotion at your work.
Dreaming that a bailiff is arresting you means your need to improve your business ethics. Your integrity is being called into question. |
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| Legal Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An officer of the court responsible for keeping order and maintaining appropriate courtroom decorum and has custody of the jury. |
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| | Related Terms: | | attorney, beadle, beagle, bound bailiff, butler, captain, catchpole, chief of police, commissioner, constable, croupier, curator, custodian, deputy, deputy sheriff, detective, emcee, factor, fed, federal, flic, gendarme, G-man, government man, guardian, housekeeper, inspector, landreeve, librarian, lictor, lieutenant, mace-bearer, majordomo, marshal, master of ceremonies, MC, mounted policeman, MP, narc, officer, patrolman, peace officer, police captain, police commissioner, police constable, police inspector, police matron, police officer, police sergeant, policeman, policewoman, portreeve, proctor, procurator, reeve, roundsman, seneschal, sergeant, sergeant at arms, sheriff, steward, superintendent, tipstaff, tipstaves, trooper |
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