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1. (n.) bailiwick
the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
2. bailiwick
a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME, =baili-bailie+wickwick2)
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1. (noun) bailiwick
the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
2. (noun) discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, 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"
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1. (noun) bailiwick
the precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority
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