Bailiwick — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction

a branch of knowledge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænɑːnz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈantəzˌəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈantəzˌəʊn/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈænɑːnz/.

Examples

in what discipline is his doctorate?
teachers should be well trained in their subject
anthropology is the study of human beings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

subject field subject field of study field discipline subject area study

Parts of Speech

noun	the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
noun	a branch of knowledge “in what discipline is his doctorate?”

Word Forms

disciplinary	adjective	relating to a specific field of academic study
study	verb	be a student of a certain subject

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vogtei

der Bereich, für den ein Gerichtsvollzieher zuständig ist

🇫🇷French

bailliage

le domaine sur lequel un huissier a compétence

🇪🇸Spanish

bailía

el área sobre la cual un alguacil tiene jurisdicción

🇮🇹Italian

baliato

l'area sulla quale ha giurisdizione l'ufficiale giudiziario

🇳🇱Dutch

baljuwschap

het gebied waarover een gerechtsdeurwaarder jurisdictie heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

bailiado

a área sobre a qual um oficial de justiça tem jurisdição

🇷🇺Russian

судебный пристав

территория, в которой находится юрисдикция судебного пристава

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जिंदा

वह क्षेत्र जिस पर जमानतदार का अधिकार क्षेत्र है

🇧🇩Bengali

বেলিউইক

যে এলাকায় একটি বেলিফের এখতিয়ার আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பைலிவிக்

ஒரு ஜாமீன் அதிகார வரம்பைக் கொண்ட பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

బెయిలివిక్

న్యాయాధికారి అధికార పరిధిని కలిగి ఉన్న ప్రాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

बेलीविक

ज्या क्षेत्रावर बेलीफचे अधिकार क्षेत्र आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેલીવિક

વિસ્તાર કે જેના પર બેલિફ અધિકારક્ષેત્ર ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೈಲಿವಿಕ್

ದಂಡಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಅಧಿಕಾರ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಪ್ರದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജാമ്യം

ഒരു ജാമ്യക്കാരന് അധികാരപരിധിയുള്ള പ്രദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਲੀਵਿਕ

ਉਹ ਖੇਤਰ ਜਿਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਬੇਲੀਫ ਦਾ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਖੇਤਰ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیلی وِک

وہ علاقہ جس پر ایک بیلف کا دائرہ اختیار ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

范围

执达主任管辖的区域

🇯🇵Japanese

ベイリウィック

執行吏が管轄する地域

🇰🇷Korean

전문 분야

집행관이 관할하는 지역

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khu

khu vực mà thừa phát lại có thẩm quyền

🇹🇭Thai

ไบลิวิค

พื้นที่ที่ปลัดอำเภอมีอำนาจพิจารณาคดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

lingkungan pengetahuan

wilayah dimana juru sita mempunyai yurisdiksi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بيليويك

المنطقة التي يكون للمأمور اختصاصها

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְחוּם סַמְכוּת

השטח שעליו יש סמכות שיפוט של פקיד

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The primary meaning of 'bailiwick' is 'the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction'.

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