- bound bailiffs
- In English law, sheriffs' officers are so called, from their being usually bound to the sheriff in an obligation with sureties, for the due execution of their office
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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bound bailiffs — In English law, sheriffs officers are so called, from their being usually bound to the sheriff in an obligation with sureties, for the due execution of their office … Black's law dictionary
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