Definition of Bailiwick

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Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
  • Bailiwick
    Ballentine's Law Dictionary

    The jurisdiction of a sheriff or bailiff.

  • Bailiwick
    Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

    The territorial jurisdiction of a sheriff or bailiff. 1 Bl. Comm. 344. Greenup v. Bacon, 1 T. B. Mon. (Ky.) 108.