bayliff

Noun

bailiff (plural bailiffs)

1. (historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.
2. (UK) A high bailiff: an officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders, appointed by the judge and removable by the Lord Chancellor.
3. (UK) A bound bailiff: a deputy bailiff charged with debt collection.
4. (US) Any law enforcement officer charged with courtroom security and order.

   Synonyms:

   high bailiff, high-bailiff, warrant officer, beadle, catchpoll, bumbailiff, process server

5. A huissier de justice or other foreign officer of the court acting as either a process server or as courtroom security.
6. (obsolete) A king's man: any officer nominated by the English Crown.

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