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huissier de justice

/wis.jeɪ də ʒus.tis/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
huissier de jus-tice
IPA
/wis.jeɪ də ʒus.tis/
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

huissiers de justice (plural)

Synonyms

bailiff notary notary public process server

Questions

How do you pronounce huissier de justice?
The recorded pronunciation is /wis.jeɪ də ʒus.tis/.
What does huissier de justice mean?
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.
Where does huissier de justice come from?
It is traced to French.

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