Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bailiwick
Meaning of Bailiwick
The jurisdiction of a sheriff or bailiff. 1 Bl. Comm. 344, A liberty or exclusive jurisdiction which was exempted from the sheriflf of the county, and over which the lord appointed a bailiff, with such powers within his precinct as the under sheriff exercised under the sheriflf of the county. Wishaw.
What does Bailiwick mean in American Law?
The definition of Bailiwick in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
An old mixed Saxon-French term for the jurisdiction of a bailiff or sheriff or indeed, of anyone else who had a jurisdiction, e.g., the holder of a franchise.
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Synonyms of Bailiwick
noun
- area
- arena
- authority
- circle
- department
- district
- domain
- dominion
- enclave
- field
- haunt
- jurisdiction
- orbit
- precinct
- province
- purlieu
- realm
- region
- specialty
- sphere
- sway
- territory
- ward
Bailiwick in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
French baillie, government; bailler, to have custody of; wic, dwelling, station, jurisdiction. A word, introduced by the Normans, and equivalent to “county”. The liberty, province, or jurisdiction of a sheriff. 1 Bl. Com. 311; 2 id. 37.
Note: This legal definition of Bailiwick in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
English Legal System: Bailiwick
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Bailiwick :
The area within which a *bailiff or *sheriff exercises jurisdictio
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