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单词 bailiff
释义
bailiff
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.lɪf/us
/ˈbeɪ.lɪf/
(in the UK ) anofficialwhotakesaway someone's possessions when theyowemoney:
（英国查封财产的）查封官，执行官
They didn'tpaytheirrent, so thelandlordcalled/sentinthe bailiffs.他们拒付房租，所以房东叫来了执行官。
(in the US) anofficialwho isresponsibleforprisonerswho areappearingincourt
（美国）法警，庭吏
(in the UK ) apersonwhosejobis to takecareof someone else'slandorproperty
（英国）庄园管家
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(Definition ofbailifffrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

bailiff| American Dictionary

bailiff
noun[C]
us
/ˈbeɪ·lɪf/
anofficialwho isresponsibleforprisonerswho areappearingincourt
(Definition ofbailifffrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

bailiff| Business English

bailiff
noun[C]
LAW
uk
/ˈbeɪlɪf/us
UK
anofficialwhotakespossessionof someone'spropertywhen they cannotpaytheirdebts:
Theythreatenedtocallin the bailiffstorecoverthe family'sdebts.
US
anofficialwho isresponsibleforprisonerswho areappearingincourt
(Definition ofbailifffrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbailiff

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The time would come when, if she did not go of her own accord, the bailiffs would arrive and put her out.
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Where traps have failed, hunts are being called out to help gamekeepers, farmers, water bailiffs and fishery managers.
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Then you will have to send the tax collectors in or put the bailiffs in.
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All bailiffs as part of their duties enforce county court judgments.
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There are four situations in which bailiffs have such powers.
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The majority of local authorities do have, however, a code of practice which governs the way their bailiffs undertake distress action.
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Monitoring of private bailiffs is needed as a matter of urgency.
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The cost of employing water bailiffs has gone up remarkably.
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They would be for particular areas, mainly where there are no water bailiffs at present.
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They had their sleep disturbed when the bailiffs took repossession.
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The first part relates to the general law and rules that apply to bailiffs, particularly private bailiffs.
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There is no difference in terms of the controls on those bailiffs.
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Apparently, as we have not been able to pay our rent this will cause the bailiffs to take possession and force us into the street.
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The high bailiffs are appointed by the judge.
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I am informed by the constabulary authorities that on the date in question two police were protecting two water bailiffs on the steam launch.
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