bailiff
/ˈbeɪlɪf/ noun [C]Definition
DEBTS UK › someone whose job is to take away things people own when they owe money
COURT OFFICIAL US › someone whose job is to guard prisoners in a court
(Definition of bailiff noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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