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BUM-BAILIFF

\bˈʌmbˈe͡ɪlɪf], \bˈʌmbˈe‍ɪlɪf], \b_ˈʌ_m_b_ˈeɪ_l_ɪ_f]\

Definitions of BUM-BAILIFF

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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A person employed to dun one for a debt; a bailiff employed to arrest a debtor. Probably a vulgar corruption of "bound-bailiff," (q. v.)

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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