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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGerichtsvollzieher
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɡəˈʁɪçtsfɔlˌtsiːɐ̯/
"Der Gerichtsvollzieher überbrachte die Vorladung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An official in a court of law responsible for executing orders, keeping order, and custody of prisoners.
"The judge instructed the bailiff to remove the disruptive spectator from the courtroom." - 2
A manager, overseer, or legal agent who manages an estate on behalf of a landowner.
"The estate's bailiff collected the annual rents from the tenant farmers."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'baillif', meaning a magistrate or legal official, originating from the Late Latin 'baivulus', meaning a governor or nurse. Historically, the term evolved from denoting a manager of an estate or a royal administrative official to its modern specialized legal sense of a court officer who maintains order and guards prisoners.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bailiff" is said worldwide
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huissier
Transliteration: /ɥi.sje/
"L'huissier a appelé le témoin à la barre."
Gerichtsvollzieher
Transliteration: /ɡəˈʁɪçtsfɔlˌtsiːɐ̯/
"Der Gerichtsvollzieher überbrachte die Vorladung."
usciere
Transliteration: /uˈʃɛ.re/
"L'usciere ha mantenuto il silenzio nell'aula di tribunale."
alguacil
Transliteration: /al.ɣwaˈsil/
"El alguacil acompañó al juez hacia el estrado."
oficial de justiça
Transliteration: /o.fiˈsjaw dʒi ˈʒus.ti.sɐ/
"O oficial de justiça entregou a intimação ao réu."
अदालत का चपरासी
Transliteration: adalat ka chaprasi
"अदालत के अर्दली ने शांति बनाए रखने को कहा।"
法警
Transliteration: fǎjǐng
"法警负责维护法庭秩序。"
법정 경위
Transliteration: beopjeong gyeongwi
"법정 경위가 피고인을 안내했다."
法廷警衛官
Transliteration: hōtei keieikan
"法廷警衛官が裁判所内の秩序を守る。"
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