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huissier de justice

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /wis.jeɪ də ʒus.tis/

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noun

Meaning 1

An 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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Etymology

From French huissier de justice (“justice usher, court usher”).