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• The bailiff released the prisoner as soon as the bond was posted.From the entry bond
• The bailiff had a sure grip on the prisoner's arm.From the entry sure
• If the bailiff does not find the witness at his home, he will post up a court warrant there instead.From the entry post up
• So, ostrich-like, she ignores the letters – until finally she ends up in the world of bailiffs.2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The…. From the entry ostrich-like
• This is a state of affairs that cossets and enriches bailiffs at the expense of families who’ve fallen into debt.2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The…. From the entry cosset
• The suspect was standing in court wearing a white mask and rubber gloves and the bailiffs were keeping their distance.2004 April 2, Jinliang Shan, “Don't Stand So Close to Him”, in Beijing Today, number 148, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6, column 1. From the entry Yanta
• But these were long gone and I was convinced it was the water bailiff who had driven them away.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 55. From the entry water bailiff
• A bailiff had been appointed in each manor since the 17th century to collect cliffage, keelage, and customs charges on exported animals.1977, David Rees, A Gower Anthology, page 55. From the entry cliffage
• The bailiff or sub-bailiff that had or held the 'scotale' often began by stealing or extorting sheaves of corn from the men of the neighbourhood.1910, Year Books of Edward II, volume 5. From the entry scotale
• Since the cost of living crisis began, more than 2 million people have been contacted by a bailiff, while the big debt-enforcement companies are reporting record profits.2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The…. From the entry debt enforcement
• Such is the vocal power of water bailiffs and farmers that their ‘Ois!’ can be projected at small boys from anything up to five miles away and still induce heart-failure.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 56. From the entry oi

Meaning of bailiff

1. noun 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. noun 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. noun A bound bailiff: a deputy bailiff charged with debt collection.

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How do you use bailiff in a sentence?

Bailiff is used as a noun. For example: “The bailiff released the prisoner as soon as the bond was posted.”

What is a short sentence with bailiff?

“The bailiff had a sure grip on the prisoner's arm.”

What does bailiff mean?

Bailiff means 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.