court bailiff
Order-keeping deputy
A court bailiff is an officer who maintains order in a courtroom, escorts jurors and prisoners, and carries out judge's instructions.
The bailiff announces the judge's entrance, administers oaths to witnesses, and guards the jury during deliberations.
In some jurisdictions, bailiffs also serve legal documents and execute court orders: The bailiff led the defendant from the courtroom.
- marshalArrange in proper order
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- security officerHired protective watcher
- sergeantMid-level military rank
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court bailiffjudge
One who decides
chief justice · presiding judge · magistrate · justice · defendant
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