bai‧liff /ˈbeɪlɪf/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: baillif, from bail; ⇒ bail¹]

1. British English someone who looks after a farm or land that belongs to someone else

2. American English an official of the legal system who watches prisoners and keeps order in a court of law

3. British English an official of the legal system who can take people’s goods or property when they owe money

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bailiff
noun
ADJ. court | private
VERB + BAILIFF send in Their landlord has threatened to send in the bailiffs if they don't pay their rent.
BAILIFF + VERB seize sth The bailiffs seized the car and house.

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