| n. | 1. | (Law) The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority. |
| Noun | 1. | bailiwick - the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction |
| 2. | bailiwick - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" Synonyms: branch of knowledge, discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, subject, field, study |
BAILIWICK. The district over which a sheriff has jurisdiction; it signifies
also the same as county, the sheriff's bailiwick extending over the county.
2. In England, it signifies generally that liberty which is exempted
from the sheriff of the county over which the lord of the liberty appoints a
bailiff. Vide Wood's Inst. 206.