Sunday, January 13, 2013

bailiff

bailiff |ˈbālif|nouna person who performs certain actions under legal authority, in particular• an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc.• chiefly Brit. sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests.• Brit. the agent or steward of a landlord.

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