Bailiff

Bailiff

Bailiffs and enforcement officers are people authorised to remove and sell possessions in order to pay the money a debtor owes to a person or an organisation. They may also conduct evitions, and arrest people.

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Education; SAT vocabulary

An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.

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Enforce the rules of behavior in courtrooms.

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# Manorial official, overseer of the manor, chosen by the lord. # Chief representative of a lord on a manor (usually an outsider appointed by the lord).

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Legal services; Legal aid (criminal)

Release of a defendant from custody, until his/her next appearance in Court, subject sometimes to security being given and/or compliance with certain conditions.

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In the Crown Court or (more usually) the Magistrates Court, and signed by an officer of the Court.

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