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high bailiffs

high bailiffs is the plural of high bailiff.

Meaning of high bailiff

Noun

high bailiff (plural high bailiffs)

  1. An officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders.
    • Every bailiff duly appointed may serve or execute any process which by any Act passed or to be passed is directed to be served or executed by a high bailiff, unless otherwise specially provided against therein.1888, Henry D. Barton, Analytical Digest of Cases Published in the Law Journal Reports, Volume 57, page 270
  2. (capitalized, often) The chief stipendiary magistrate of the Isle of Man, who acts as a judge, including passing sentence, imposing fines, etc.

Noun capitalized: High Bailiffs

High Bailiffs

  1. (plural) plural of High Bailiff

Questions about high bailiffs

What is high bailiffs the plural of?
High bailiffs is the plural of high bailiff.
What part of speech is high bailiffs?
High bailiffs is a noun.

Words near high bailiffs in the dictionary

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