Bailiwick

['beɪlɪwɪk] or ['belə,wɪk]

Definition

(noun.) the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction.

Typist: Norton--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.

Typist: Michael

Examples

MICAWBER, and the defendant in that cause is the prey of the sheriff having legal jurisdiction in this bailiwick. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.

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