A bailiff usually sits near a door in the courtroom. From LearnThat.org.
In the United States the word bailiff has no special significance. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
Next I called a bailiff I was friendly with at the Goochland courthouse. From Wordnik.com. [CRUEL AND UNUSUAL] Reference
And they went by train with the bailiff from the farm, who was going in about some sheep-dip and to buy pigs. From Wordnik.com. [The Wouldbegoods] Reference
"Francois!" called the bailiff, to hasten his son. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Mystery] Reference
How was he to get bread, to get work, if the bailiff was his enemy?. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper] Reference
Say that the bailiff is your enemy and has had the letter framed up. From Wordnik.com. [Modern Icelandic Plays Eyvind of the Hills; The Hraun Farm] Reference
The alderman, pleased at being called bailiff, became communicative. From Wordnik.com. [The Cloister and the Hearth] Reference
Brian Collier, 46, of Cape Town allegedly called a bailiff Ludwig Rossouw. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
In the Channel Islands the bailiff is the first civil officer in each island. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
For which purpose, as the bailiff was a man of great form, he was obliged to get another person to be bound with him. From Wordnik.com. [Amelia — Complete] Reference
So far as I know, this is the first time as here you've been, since it's been known as the bailiff's in the house; and. From Wordnik.com. [The Mill on the Floss] Reference
The bailiff was a big, bluff man, above whose head a small cloud formed when he concentrated on anything too intently. From Wordnik.com. [A Spell For Chameleon]
The "poor spirit" of the bailiff was a perpetual astonishment to the American, in the prime of his own life and vigour. From Wordnik.com. [Harvest] Reference
The bailiff was a big, strong man, and Pelle shuddered in admiration of his father who could dare to speak to him so boldly. From Wordnik.com. [Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 01] Reference
He is appointed by the lord of such franchise (who, in the Sheriffs Act 1887, § 34, is referred to as the bailiff of the franchise). From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
He is a kind of bailiff or steward of manor rights here, and they are not much, and it is but a poor little office. From Wordnik.com. [A Message from the Sea] Reference
Prince! "called the bailiff; then he whistled, -- but no greyhound. From Wordnik.com. [Sons of the Soil] Reference
In 1189 Henry Fitz-alwyne became the first Mayor of London under the title of "bailiff" and he held the office till 1212. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy] Reference
Her bailiff worked as the campus narc at my high school. From Wordnik.com. [Dlisted - Be Very Afraid] Reference
The bailiff handed him the gadget from the exhibit table. From Wordnik.com. [...Or Your Money Back] Reference
A bailiff scrambles over to our bench and orders us to stay put. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Adam and Saint Jason] Reference
"Your bailiff seems to be a person of extraordinary acuteness," said. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff). From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
The bailiff pushed him out the door as he continued his rant, inaudible. From Wordnik.com. [Annals of the Naked Rowdies #22] Reference
My name is Loyal; I was born in Normandy, and am a royal bailiff in spite of envy. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
Judicial branch: Royal Court, judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Judicial branch: Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff). From Wordnik.com. [The 2001 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Part of the audience wanted me hanged: Afterwards did the watchman, and the bailiff in the. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810] Reference
At last the bailiff, having heard that his son has been found, comes up with the inn-keeper. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas] Reference
The first Act takes place in the house of Lotte's father, who is a bailiff in his native city. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas] Reference
Tears streamed down Taylor's face and Judge Peter Espinoza asked a bailiff to get him a tissue. From Wordnik.com. [Gregory Taylor, Homeless Man Sentenced To 25 Years For Stealing Food, Ordered Released From Prison] Reference
Geller's parents attended the hearing Wednesday, and they walked up to a bailiff afterward to receive a message from their daughter. From Wordnik.com. [Potomac teen pleads guilty in slaying of car salesman last year] Reference
At one point the bailiff distributed souvenirs to the media: the laminated Commonwealth v. Einhorn press badges that assured them seats. From Wordnik.com. [And Justice For All] Reference
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