See Also: bailiff(dictionary)
bailiff(encyclopedia)
bailiff(dictionary)
Bailiff:(law)
Bailiff(law)
BAILIFF, office(law)
WATER BAILIFF, English law(law)

bailiff (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: baillif, from bail; BAIL1]
BrE someone who looks after a farm or land that belongs to someone else
AmE an official of the legal system who watches prisoners and keeps order in a court of law
BrE an official of the legal system who can take people's goods or property when they owe money