bailiff
Example Sentences
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Similarly bailiff repossessions were rising again after a dip during the Covid-19 pandemic.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
The department spokesperson said in an emailed statement last week that it had launched criminal and internal administrative investigations into Devoe, who worked as a bailiff at the Antelope Valley Courthouse in Lancaster.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025
The former deputy, Ben Fields, was Stines' successor as bailiff.
From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024
TMZ reported Tuesday that after Gibson was found in contempt of court, a bailiff put him in handcuffs and marched him out of the courtroom.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024
The bailiff unlocked Richard’s shackles and he stood, moving with a defeated, dreamlike languor.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
