Etymology · French
huissier de justice
2 English words descend from French huissier de justice, most common first.
- huissier de justiceAn officer of the court in several European countries who serves processes and notices, seizes and auctions off property, and executes garnishments, levies, and evictions, roughly similar to British bailiffs or private constables in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
- judicial officerA public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law.