🇬🇧🇨🇳 bailiff - 法警 : English Lesson

Meaning of "bailiff" ("法警"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A bailiff is a helper in the courtroom whose job is to keep everyone safe and calm, tell people when to stand or sit, remind them to be quiet, and make sure everyone follows the judge’s rules.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The bailiff looked so serious that even my hiccups stopped to obey courtroom rules.

If my bedroom had a bailiff, he’d say, “All rise… and finally pick those socks up off the floor.”

When the judge walked in, the bailiff said, “All rise,” and my brain heard, “All dance,” so my knees betrayed me with a wiggle.

When the judge walked in, the bailiff asked us to rise, and my chair made a noise that sounded extremely guilty.

Some real bailiffs wear uniforms and carry important documents, but in my imagination they also carry emergency snacks marked ‘Evidence Only—Do Not Eat.’

In the packed courtroom a boy dropped his toy and began to cry. A bailiff bent, picked it up, and smiled. The bailiff gently shushed the crowd and led the boy from the aisle. The bailiff pointed to an empty seat for a noisy visitor; the bailiff returned the child to his mother. The bailiff breathed, and the room relaxed.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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