Meanings
plural huissiers de justice
- lawAn 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.
Synonyms: bailiff, notary, notary public, process server
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn 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.
Origin
- Frenchhuissier de justice“justice usher, court usher”
- Englishhuissier de justice
From French huissier de justice (“justice usher, court usher”).
More words from French
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