Bailiff

Tags: bailiff, beslag, betekenen, dagvaarden, dagvaarding, dagvaardingsprocedure, debt collector, deurwaarder, gerechtsdeurwaarder, inleiding, matter, preface, seizure, statement, subpoena, uitspraak, verdict, vonnis.

A bailiff is a public official who is charged with a number of activities by law.

Activities

The bailiff carries out activities such as issuing a subpoena, serving sentences and seizing. His duties include actions to initiate the trial and actions for enforcement of the final award. You could say that the bailiff is the starting and ending station of legal proceedings. The judge makes a decision in between.

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