All 22 Uses of
bailiff
in
Lucky, by Sebold
- The professor will slip into one of the seats in the back near the bailiff.†
Chpt 8
- A while later, a bailiff opened the door of the courtroom.†
Chpt 8
- A bailiff stood in the open doorway and made eye contact with Murphy.†
Chpt 11
- The bailiff came to get me.†
Chpt 11
- A female bailiff, middle-aged and wearing wire-framed glasses, assisted me up onto the stand.†
Chpt 11
- The bailiff held a Bible in front of me.†
Chpt 11
- The bailiff beside me became more and more alert.†
Chpt 11 *
- Mastine, the judge, the bailiff beside me.†
Chpt 11
- The bailiff went to hand me a glass of water.†
Chpt 11
- "I'm sorry," I said to the bailiff, crying more now.†
Chpt 11
- "You're doing fine; breathe," this steely bailiff said.†
Chpt 11
- I was assigned to the bailiff.†
Chpt 11
- The bailiff was as friendly as she could be.†
Chpt 11
- The bailiff offered me stale coffee in a styrofoam cup.†
Chpt 11
- "How is she, bailiff?" he asked.†
Chpt 11
- "No," the bailiff said, "quiet, mostly."†
Chpt 11
- "He's a good judge," the bailiff said.†
Chpt 11
- The door opened and a male bailiff poked his head in.†
Chpt 11
- My bailiff stubbed out her cigarette.†
Chpt 11
- The male bailiff who had led me in came toward the center of the room and waited for me.†
Chpt 11
- The bailiff looked at me.†
Chpt 11
- The bailiff walked back toward court.†
Chpt 11
Definitions:
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(1)
(bailiff) court officer responsible for keeping order in the court including custody of the jury, and custody of prisoners while in court
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In the United Kingdom, a bailiff is an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.