Synonyms for bailiff
ˈbeɪ lɪfbailiff

Princeton's WordNet

1. bailiffnoun

   an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.

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1. • Official

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1. List of paraphrases for "bailiff":

   beadle, usher, bailiffs, ushers, bailiwick

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1. Petri Hawkins Byrd:

   I didn't inquire as to why, that's Judge Judy choice. But Judge Judy did inform me that fundamentally, I was priced out as the new bailiff on Judge Judy new show, my salary would have been too much. I was curious : How would Judge Judy know ? Judge Judy didn't ask me. Judge Judy didn't give me an opportunity to have accepted a lower salary.

2. Kenneth Jaynes:

   Then the the judge asked Josten if I was worth it and if we were living together, and we both said 'yes.' When the judge said part of the probation was that we had to get married Josten smiled at me and I was turning red. The judge said, 'You might want to check with her first.' Josten said that because my face was red he thought I was OK with it, but then the judge made me stand up and asked me if I was OK with it. I said yes. People were laughing behind me and the bailiff had to say 'order in the court.' It was embarrassing.

3. Bill Robles:

   The girls would have outbursts. He would have occasional outbursts. They would all do the same thing and copy him. One time they removed him from the courtroom and put him a holding cell, behind a locked door with a little screen, at one point he was agitated and (said) something to the effect of 'Somebody ought to cut your head off, judge' ... And before you knew it, Bingo! He was leaping toward the judge. The bailiff tackled him in midair.

4. Kenneth Jaynes:

   We figured he'd get probation but were surprised about the other conditions, especially the marriage, then the the judge asked Josten if I was worth it and if we were living together, and we both said 'yes.' When the judge said part of the probation was that we had to get married Josten smiled at me and I was turning red. The judge said, 'You might want to check with her first.' Josten said that because my face was red he thought I was OK with it, but then the judge made me stand up and asked me if I was OK with it. I said yes. People were laughing behind me and the bailiff had to say 'order in the court.' It was embarrassing.

5. Carolyn Sterling:

   I just think she would have made changes in whatever field she went into. If she was in the courtroom, she wasn’t going to be the bailiff, she was going to be the judge.