huissier de justice

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huissier de justice

/wis.jeɪ də ʒus.tis/

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

noun huissiers de justice

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.
Similar: bailiff, notary, notary public, process server

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@misc{huissier_de_justice_2026,
  title = {huissier de justice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/huissier%20de%20justice},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}