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/ˈbālif/,
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bailiffs, plural;
  1. A person who performs certain actions under legal authority, in particular

  2. An official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc

  3. A sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests

  4. The agent or steward of a landlord

  1. (bailiff) an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
  2. A bailiff (from Late Latin baiulivus, adjectival form of baiulus) is a governor or custodian (cf. bail); a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed. Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offices and duties vary greatly.
  3. (Bailiff (Channel Islands)) The Bailiff is the first civil officer in each of the Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, serving as president of the legislature and the Royal Court. ...
  4. (BAILIFF) A Court Attaché who maintains courtroom order, security and jury custody. In Traffic Court, this is the officer who will take any documents needed from you and provide them to the Judge. ...
  5. (bailiff) A person that is in charge of security in the court. Bailiffs are picked by sheriffs or marshals.
  6. (Bailiff) Manorial official, overseer of the manor, chosen by the lord.
  7. (Bailiff) somebody who is legally authorised to collect debt on behalf of a creditor.  There are different types of bailiffs.
  8. (Bailiff) A court attendant who keeps order in the courtroom and has custody of the jury.
  9. (Bailiff) A court officer who opens and closes court and keeps peace in the courtroom.
  10. (BAILIFF) To dream that you are having troubles with a bailiff signifies that an unexpected legacy is due to you, but you may have a long wait.
  11. (Bailiff) A bailor appointed under the Civil Enforcement Act. (See also Bailor.)
  12. (Bailiff) A court attendant assigned by a sheriff, marshal, or constable to provide security to the court.
  13. (Bailiff) A court official, who may repossess goods or property belonging to any person or business which fails to maintain their credit payments, and who does not come to any agreement to pay with their creditors.
  14. (Bailiff) A lord's chief official who manages the maintenance of a manor or donjon.
  15. (Bailiff) A person appointed by the Courts to take possession of a person's goods if they fail to keep up the payments of a loan or mortgage.
  16. (Bailiff) A person legally authorised to recover a debt by seizing goods and property.
  17. (Bailiff) A person, appointed under provincial legislation, who will act or assist any other person to repossess, cease or distrain pursuant to conditions set out in various Acts.
  18. (Bailiff) An individual who is entrusted with some authority, care, guardianship, or jurisdiction over designated persons or property. One who acts in a managerial or ministerial capacity or takes care of land, goods, and chattels of another in order to make the best profit for the owner. ...
  19. (Bailiff) An official of the county court who enforces the judgements and delivers notices, summonses and other such documents.
  20. (Bailiff) An official representative of the courts, who as a last resort may be instructed by us, following a ruling by a judge, if you have not kept your loan repayments and fail to reach an agreement to amend your repayments.
  21. (Bailiff) An outsider frequently employed by a feudal lord to look after his estates. Such men collected rents, managed the production of the holdings, protecting the lord’s interests on the estate in his role as freeman. ...
  22. (Bailiff) Official who repossess your possessions or house if you cannot keep up on your mortgage repayments.
  23. (Bailiff) Shows a striving for a higher place, and a deficiency in intellect. If the bailiff comes to arrest, or make love, false friends are trying to work for your money.
  24. (Bailiff) The manorial lord’s representative and estate manager, but subordinate to the steward.
  25. (Bailiff) the manorial official in charge of one or more manors.  Distinguished from a reeve by being paid a stipend.