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bailiff
- IPA[ˈbeɪlɪf]
英式
- a sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests.;the agent of a landlord.
noun: bailiff, plural noun: bailiffs
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名詞
- 1. British a sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests.
- ▪ the agent of a landlord.
- 2. North American an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc.
- 3. British historical the sovereign's representative in a district, especially the chief officer of a hundred.
- ▪ the first civil officer in the Channel Islands.
- an official who enforces fishing laws.
Oxford Dictionary
- a bailiff empowered to collect debts or arrest debtors for non-payment: a confounded pettifogging bum-bailiff
Oxford Dictionary
- a bailiff empowered to collect debts or arrest debtors for nonpayment: a confounded pettifogging bum-bailiff
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈbāləf]
美式
- an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc.
Oxford American Dictionary