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bailiff

noun as in overseer

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The new policy took immediate effect and applied to all employees, including bailiffs, commissioners, clerks and judges, according to the memo.

As bailiffs escorted her into court Thursday, Williams whispered, “Hi, Mom,” to her mother, who was seated at the defense table.

Two months before, a court bailiff had notified the real Hermitage about the lawsuits.

Before long, the judge asked the bailiff to remove him, Cooley said.

I saw a bailiff out of the corner of my eye begin to move toward us.

But after a whispered sidebar conference, a uniformed bailiff appeared to escort Mrs. Sandusky and a young male out of the room.

As he spoke, a female bailiff delivered a stack of thick brown paper restroom hand towels to the defendant.

The declaration of war, or cessation thereof, used to be proclaimed in the market by the High Bailiff.

Mme. Baudoyer, born Mitral, was the sister of the bailiff of that name.

The bailiff, justiciary of the seigniory, had just arrived at the village, accompanied with five or six armed men.

The bailiff having finished his reading, beckoned to a serf named Peter the Lame.

Accidentally the bailiff caught sight of the blind serf, mutilated of his four limbs.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bailiff, such as: constable, agent, bobby, deputy, magistrate, and marshall.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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