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bailiff/ˈbeilif/n. 1 esp. Brit. a sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests [尤英]郡副司法长官(负责传唤、起诉、扣压、逮捕) 2 Brit. the agent or steward of a landlord [英] (地主的)管家 3 N. Amer. an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc. [北美]法警(维持秩序、看管犯人等) 4 Brit. (hist. except in formal titles) the sovereign's representative in a district, esp. the chief officer of a hundred [英] ([史义]正式头衔除外)英王代表；(尤指百户邑)乡长 5 the first civil officer in the Channel Islands (英国海峡群岛的)首席文官 [Middle English from Old French baillif, ultimately from Latin bajulus ‘carrier, manager’] |