bailiff

noun

/ˈbeɪlɪf/

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(British English) a law officer whose job is to take the possessions and property of people who cannot pay their debts
- The bailiffs seized the car and house.
- Their landlord has threatened to send in the bailiffs if they don’t pay their rent.
CultureBailiffs work for the county court. The bailiff's job is to make sure that the court's orders are obeyed. Bailiffs can come into a person's home to take goods in payment of a debt, to collect money owed for rent or taxes, to remove somebody who has no right to be there, etc. The police sometimes help them. There are also private companies of bailiffs, who have more limited powers.
Topics Jobsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- court
- private
verb + bailiff
- send in
bailiff + verb
- seize something
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(British English) a person employed to manage land or a large farm for somebody elseTopics Farmingc2
(North American English) an official who keeps order in court, takes people to their seats, watches prisoners, etc.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- court
- courtroom
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French baillif, inflected form of bailli, based on Latin bajulus ‘carrier, manager’.

单词	bailiff
释义	bailiff noun /ˈbeɪlɪf/ /ˈbeɪlɪf/ jump to other results (British English) a law officer whose job is to take the possessions and property of people who cannot pay their debts The bailiffs seized the car and house. Their landlord has threatened to send in the bailiffs if they don’t pay their rent. CultureBailiffs work for the county court. The bailiff's job is to make sure that the court's orders are obeyed. Bailiffs can come into a person's home to take goods in payment of a debt, to collect money owed for rent or taxes, to remove somebody who has no right to be there, etc. The police sometimes help them. There are also private companies of bailiffs, who have more limited powers. Topics Jobsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective court private verb + bailiff send in bailiff + verb seize something See full entry (British English) a person employed to manage land or a large farm for somebody elseTopics Farmingc2 (North American English) an official who keeps order in court, takes people to their seats, watches prisoners, etc. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective court courtroom See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French baillif, inflected form of bailli, based on Latin bajulus ‘carrier, manager’.
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