bailiff

Example Sentences

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“The bailiff has indicated that the Sheriff’s Department will take it on a day by day basis, so hopefully he will be cleared tomorrow.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

McKillen’s lawyers told the Irish Times that their client “vigorously denies any violence or any wrongdoing” against the bailiff and claimed the allegations against him were “false.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

Within a week the fines and bailiff fees were cancelled.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

The former deputy, Ben Fields, was Stines' successor as bailiff.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024

He took the manila envelope from his jacket pocket and handed it to the bailiff, who passed it to Judge Carlson.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool