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bailiff Definition


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bailiff
noun
    1. An officer of a lawcourt, especially one with the power to seize the property of a person who has not paid money owed to the court.
    2. A person who looks after property for its owner.
Etymology: 13c, meaning ‘administrator of a district': from French baillier to control or hand over.



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