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Bailiffs
/ˈbeɪlɪfs/
(law enforcement) An officer of the court, particularly:
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noun
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(law enforcement) An officer of the court, particularly:
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A public administrator, particularly:
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A private administrator, particularly
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Any debt collector, regardless of his or her official status.
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| bumnoun | (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man. |
| clerksnoun | a 1994 American black-and-white comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith in his feature directorial debut. |
| messengersnoun | One who brings messages. |
| officialsnoun | An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization. |
| pleaseverb | Used to make a polite request. |
| bail bondnoun | (US) A surety, used to obtain the release of a criminal defendant who has been required to give bail. |
| bail bondsmannoun | A person who provides bail bonds, and takes responsibility for the court appearances of the persons to whom such bonds are issued. |
| bailmentnoun | (law) The handing over of control over, or possession of, personal property by one person, the bailor, to another, the bailee, for a specific purpose upon which the parties have agreed. |
| bailiwicksnoun | A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority. |
| bailersnoun | (countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. |
| bailienoun | (Scotland) The chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a sheriff's. |
| arrestersnoun | One who places another under arrest. |
| bailiwicknoun | A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority. |
| magistratesnoun | (law) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both. |
| bailoutsnoun | A rescue, especially a financial rescue. |
| bouncersnoun | (informal) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble. |
| judgesnoun | (biblical) The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh. |
| authoritiesnoun | The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service. |
| bail outverb | (transitive, idiomatic) To rescue, especially financially. |
| constablesnoun | (UK, law) A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers. |
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