huissier de justice
/wis.jeɪ də ʒus.tis/
huissier de justice noun: an officer of the court in several European countries who serves processes and notices, seizes and auctions off property, and executes garnishments, levies, and evictions, roughly similar to British bailiffs or private constables in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Noun
huissier de justice (plural huissiers de justice)
- An officer of the court in several European countries who serves processes and notices, seizes and auctions off property, and executes garnishments, levies, and evictions, roughly similar to British bailiffs or private constables in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
- Synonyms:
- bailiff, notary, notary public, process server
Synonyms of huissier de justice
Forms of huissier de justice
| plural | huissiers de justice |
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Origin of huissier de justice
From French huissier de justice (“justice usher, court usher”).
Questions about huissier de justice
- What does huissier de justice mean?
- Huissier de justice means an officer of the court in several European countries who serves processes and notices, seizes and auctions off property, and executes garnishments, levies, and evictions, roughly similar to British bailiffs or private constables in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
- What part of speech is huissier de justice?
- Huissier de justice is a noun.
- How do you pronounce huissier de justice?
- Huissier de justice is pronounced /wis.jeɪ də ʒus.tis/.
- What is the plural of huissier de justice?
- The plural of huissier de justice is huissiers de justice.
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