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1. MICAWBER, and the defendant in that cause is the prey of the sheriff having legal jurisdiction in this bailiwick.

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bailiwick
 n.  the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction; a branch of knowledge
Classic Sentence:
1  MICAWBER, and the defendant in that cause is the prey of the sheriff having legal jurisdiction in this bailiwick.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 54. Mr. MICAWBER'S TRANSACTIONS
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