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bail•i•wick



Pronunciation: (bā'lu-wik"), [key]
—n.
1. the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
2. a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work: to confine suggestions to one's own bailiwick.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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