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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