bailiff

/ˈbeɪlɪf/ noun [C] LAW

Definition

› UK an official who takes possession of someone's property when they cannot pay their debts: They threatened to call in the bailiffs to recover the family's debts.

› US an official who is responsible for prisoners who are appearing in court

(Definition of bailiff noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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