bailiff

• Oficial de justiça responsável por executar ordens judiciais, entregar intimações e citações e realizar penhoras e arrestos; em contexto histórico britânico, administrador de terras ou funcionário subordinado a um xerife.

An officer of a court who is responsible for executing writs, serving processes, and making arrests.

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   An officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes, make arrests, and maintain order in the courtroom.

   Oficial de Justiça

   • The bailiff escorted the defendant into the courtroom.
   • A bailiff served the legal documents to the witness.
   • The judge instructed the bailiff to maintain silence in the court.

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