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• Bailiff — Not to be confused with Baillie. For Farm bailiff, see Estate agent. A bailiff (from Late Latin baiulivus, adjectival form of baiulus) is a governor or custodian (cf. bail); a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction… …   Wikipedia

• bailiff — bailiffship, n. /bay lif/, n. 1. an officer, similar to a sheriff or a sheriff s deputy, employed to execute writs and processes, make arrests, keep order in the court, etc. 2. (in Britain) a person charged with local administrative authority, or …   Universalium

• Service of process — is the procedure employed to give legal notice to a person (such as a defendant) of a court or administrative body s exercise of its jurisdiction over that person so as to enable that person to respond to the proceeding before the court, body or… …   Wikipedia

• Sheriffs in the United States — Deputy sheriff, Mogollon, New Mexico in 1940 …   Wikipedia

• Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars — The Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars is a historical writing on the Reformation in Denmark between the years 1527 and 1532 when the Franciscans eventually were forced to leave Denmark. Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Chronicle of the… …   Wikipedia

• Constable — For other uses, see Constable (disambiguation). A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. Contents 1 Etymology 2 Historical… …   Wikipedia

• Texas Constable — The Texas Constable is enshrined in the Texas Constitution of 1956 (Article 5, Section 18), which provides for the election of a constable in each precinct of a county, and counties may have between one and eight precincts each depending on their …   Wikipedia

• Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Grayfriars — The Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Grayfriars is a fascinating view into the Reformation in Denmark between the years 1527 and 1532 when the Franciscans were literally hounded out of Denmark. Introduction The Chronicle of the Expulsion of the… …   Wikipedia

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium