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bai·liff /'bā-ləf/ n [Anglo-French, steward, king's official, from bail stewardship, custody, handing over see bail]: an officer of some courts in the U.S. whose duties usu. include keeping order in the courtroom and guarding prisoners or jurors in deliberation
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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n.(1) A court officer who keeps order and looks after jurors and prisoners.(2) An agent or steward who is responsible for property or goods.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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1. a person employed by the court to seize property in satisfaction of a court order and to ensure the due service of documents.2. the Chief Magistrate, President and first citizen of both the bailiwicks – Jersey and Guernsey.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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1) A court official, usually a peace officer or deputy sheriff, who keeps order in the courtroom and handles errands for the judge and clerk.2) In some jurisdictions, a person appointed by the court to handle the affairs of an incompetent person or to be a keeper of goods or money pending further order of the court.Category: Representing Yourself in CourtCategory: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Working With a Lawyer
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n.1 A court officer charged with maintaining order in the courtroom, with taking care of the judge's and jury's needs, and, in criminal proceedings, with the custody of the defendant.2 A sheriff's deputy or other officer who executes writs and serves processes and warrants of arrest.3 One who oversees the administration of land, goods, and other property, including the collection of rent, for the owner.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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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. A minor officer of a court serving primarily as a messenger or usher. A low-level court official or sheriff's deputy whose duty is to preserve and protect orderly conduct in court proceedings.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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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. A minor officer of a court serving primarily as a messenger or usher. A low-level court official or sheriff's deputy whose duty is to preserve and protect orderly conduct in court proceedings.II An officer of the court responsible for keeping order and maintaining appropriate courtroom decorum and has custody of the jury.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.1) a court official, usually a deputy sheriff, who keeps order in the courtroom and handles various errands for the judge and clerk.2) in some jurisdictions, a person appointed by the court to handle the affairs of an incompetent person or to be a "keeper" of goods or money pending further order of the court. "Bailiff" has its origin in Old French and Middle English for custodian, and in the Middle Ages was a significant position in the English court system. The word "bailiwick" originally meant the jurisdictional territory of a bailiff.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
