bailiff, a minor court official with police authority to protect the court while in session and with power to serve and execute legal process. In earlier times it was a title of more dignity and power. In medieval England there were bailiffs who served the lord of the manor, while others served the hundred courts and the sheriff.

A bailiff is a law enforcement officer who oversees procedures in the courtroom, and they have an important role in keeping everyone in the courtroom safe. They may work at the state, local or federal level to ensure courtroom order and provide security for judges, juries, plaintiffs and defendants.

As per the bailiff definition in Pakistan, the bailiff is a person appointed by the court to execute a particular order. The court may depute a bailiff to visit a site and prepare a report to arrest someone to detain something or produce someone in illegal custody.