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Also known as court officer, bayle, batle, baile, bailli

thumbnail|Bailiff's notice on boarded-up premises, London, 2015

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  • Britain and Ireland
  • Historic bailiffs
  • Delegation
  • Modern-day usage
  • Channel Islands
  • England and Wales
  • Magistrates' bailiffs
  • Certificated enforcement agents
  • County Court bailiffs
  • High Court enforcement officers
  • Water bailiff
  • Farm bailiff
  • Epping Forest bailiffs
  • Jury bailiffs
  • Colloquial uses of the word
  • Isle of Man
  • Scotland
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Ontario
  • Private bailiffs
  • United States
  • France
  • History
  • Magistrates
  • Ushers, beadles and tipstaffs
  • Low Countries and German-speaking lands
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • Sovereign Military Order of Malta
  • Poland
  • Scandinavia
  • Medieval Italy
  • Byzantine Empire
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

thumbnail|Bailiff's notice on boarded-up premises, London, 2015

A bailiff is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given. There are different kinds, and their offices and scope of duties vary.

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