bailiwick

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A BBC Freedom of Information request revealed nearly £72m of Russian assets have been frozen in the Bailiwick of Guernsey since the beginning of the Ukraine invasion in 2022.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

The family has used trusts organized in the Bailiwick of Jersey, in the Channel Islands between England and France, among other jurisdictions, to hold their wealth, according to McMahon's opinion.

From Reuters • Dec. 18, 2021

Smith, 38, moved to D.C. from Ohio a decade ago and in 2016 started Bailiwick, a clothing company that specializes in D.C.-inspired designs, with his brother Jeff.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2019

He then entered it into the Bailiwick Bass Club open competition, pretending he had caught it in an arduous sea fishing contest.

From The Guardian • Jan. 11, 2013

I have confined myself in this list to the Birds of Guernsey and the neighbouring islands—Sark, Alderney, Jethou and Herm; in fact to the islands included in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

From Birds of Guernsey (1879) And the Neighbouring Islands: Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; Being a Small Contribution to the Ornitholony of the Channel Islands by Smith, Cecil