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Definition of: bumbailiff
(bum′bā′lif) noun Brit.
A sheriff's deputy or county-court bailiff whose duties are to levy and attach. Also bum′bail′ey (-bā′·lē). [<BUM3+ BAILIFF; because he follows closely behind a person]
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