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单词 bound-bailiff
释义 bound-bailiff
A name given by Blackstone to the sheriff's officer in explanation of the vulgar term bum-bailiff, q.v.
1768Blackstone Comm. I. 346 The sheriff being answerable for the misdemesnors of these bailiffs, they are therefore usually bound in a bond for the due execution of their office, and thence are called bound-bailiffs.
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