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báille — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bailiff noun A court officer responsible for keeping order in the courtroom and enforcing the judge's orders.

Senses

báille is used for these senses in English:

  • bailiff (US) Any law enforcement officer charged with courtroom security and order.
  • bailiff (historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.

bailiff — full definition

  1. noun A court officer responsible for keeping order in the courtroom and enforcing the judge's orders.
  2. noun An officer who enforces court orders such as evictions or seizure of property to repay a debt.

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