Definitions for: Bailiff


[n] an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.



Webster (1913) Definition: Bail"iff, n. [OF. baillif, F. bailli, custodia?
magistrate, fr. L. bajulus porter. See Bail to deliver.]
1. Originally, a person put in charge of something
especially, a chief officer, magistrate, or keeper, as of
a county, town, hundred, or castle; one to whom power? of
custody or care are intrusted. --Abbott.

Lausanne is under the canton of Berne, governed by a
bailiff sent every three years from the senate.
--Addison.

2. (Eng. Law) A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests,
collect fines, summon juries, etc.

Note: In American law the term bailiff is seldom used except
sometimes to signify a sheriff's officer or constable,
or a party liable to account to another for the rent
and profits of real estate. --Burrill.

3. An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs
husbandry operations, collects rents, etc. [Eng.]

See Also: functionary, official

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