bailiff

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bai·liff | \ ˈbā-ləf

Definition of bailiff

1a : an official employed by a British sheriff to serve writs and make arrests and executions

b : a minor officer of some U.S. courts usually serving as a messenger or usher

2 chiefly British : one who manages an estate or farm

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Recent Examples on the Web The court’s bailiff then transferred the money out of the account, leaving Google with no funds to make payroll and other expenses, the people said, declining to say how much was seized. — Sam Schechner And Mauro Orro, WSJ, 18 May 2022 Benton continued to kick and strike the bailiff's left leg after they were separated, the complaint said. — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2022 The show features Chrissy Teigen and her mother, Pepper Thai, as judge and bailiff in this courtroom complete with real plaintiffs, defendants and disputes. — Wilson Chapman, Variety, 24 May 2022 Cook directed traffic and took turns as the bailiff in interim Judge Marcus Jones’ courtroom. — Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 30 Apr. 2022 But deputies ended up arresting Enoch as well as Avery Corbin, Hunter’s former bailiff. — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2022 The hearing rooms often have a bailiff, and students sometimes are sworn in at a lectern. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2022 All of the adults involved in the hearing process — the prosecutor, the clerk, the bailiff, the hearing officer — were white. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 6 May 2022 Additionally, Petri Hawkins Byrd will return to the courtroom, serving as the program’s bailiff. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 Apr. 2022 See More

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