Meaning Of The Word Bailiff

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Bailiff? Find Bailiff meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Bailiff Meaning

Bailiff Definition
Bailiff Definition

What's The Definition Of Bailiff?

bailiff
countable noun: A bailiff is a law officer who makes sure that the decisions of a court are obeyed. Bailiffs can take a person's furniture or possessions away if the person owes money.

bailiff in American English
a deputy sheriff who serves processes, etc.
noun: an officer, similar to a sheriff or a sheriff's deputy, employed to execute writs and processes, make arrests, keep order in the court, etc.

bailiff in British English
noun: the agent or steward of a landlord or landowner

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Deter ‐ to keep or discourage (a person, group, or nation)…
  • Jerkier ‐ adjective: characterized by jerks; spasmodic…
  • Puddling ‐ the process of working clay, etc. into a puddle…
  • Transverse axis ‐ noun: the axis of a hyperbola that passes through…
  • In calf ‐ pregnant
  • Unconjunctive ‐ adjective: unable to…
  • Cryptorchidism ‐ a congenital condition in which one or both testicles…
  • COWPS ‐ abbreviation: Council on Wage and Price…
  • Sidepiece ‐ a piece forming or attached to the side of something…
  • Amora ‐ noun: one of a group of Jewish scholars, active…