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  1. bailiff

    • IPA[ˈbeɪlɪf]

    英式

    • n.
      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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    • 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.
    • n.
      an official who enforces fishing laws.

    Oxford Dictionary

    • n.
      a bailiff empowered to collect debts or arrest debtors for non-payment: a confounded pettifogging bum-bailiff

    Oxford Dictionary

    • n.
      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

    • n.
      an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc.

    Oxford American Dictionary