What's the difference between bailiwick and baillie?
Bailiwick
Definition:
(n.) The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.
Example Sentences:
(1) His rich vocabulary , including such rarely used words as "bailiwick", "condign", "propinquity" and "occlude", lifted the tone of the long sessions before Lord Justice Leveson.
(2) They were understandably wary of this provision given that housing decisions ought primarily to be the bailiwick of parliament and not the courts.
Baillie
Definition:
(n.) Bailiff.
(n.) Same as Bailie.
Example Sentences:
(1) A regular alongside another Espanyol old boy, Víctor Ruiz, at the heart of their defence, Bailly – who moved to Spain at the age of 17 after being spotted at a youth tournament in Burkina Faso – has impressed with his speed and power.
(2) However, the BBC added that as neither Sachs nor Baillie had complained to Ofcom about the broadcasts infringing their privacy, it was unprecedented for the regulator to investigate the incident.
(3) Eric is at the right club to continue his development.” Bailly made 47 appearances in the 16 months he was with Villarreal after joining from Espanyol in January last year.
(4) On Tuesday a European commission spokesman, Olivier Bailly, said that after independence Scotland would have to apply to join the EU afresh.
(5) Both Daydreaming and Safe from Harm were accompanied by atmospheric videos by the young director Baillie Walsh who then directed the now famous video for Unfinished Sympathy in which Nelson walks along West Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles, singing the song as if oblivious to the odd cast of street characters she encounters, while the group members fall into step behind her in cameo roles.
(6) The new signings Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly are also under consideration, having started training on Wednesday.
(7) In the messages, pre-recorded and broadcast on Radio 2 late on Saturday October 18, the pair alluded to Brand having had sex with Sachs' granddaughter, Georgina Baillie.
(8) Jackie Baillie, Scottish Labour’s shadow finance secretary, said the oil forecasts highlighted “the devastating consequences” of the SNP’s quest for full fiscal autonomy, which would see Scotland lose the protection and support of UK taxpayers, cutting public funds by £6.5bn a year.
(9) Meanwhile, Brand resigned on the spot with a charming apology describing Baillie as a "very sweet and big-hearted woman" that was sincere and managed to suggest, "I screwed up.
(10) Zlatan Ibrahimovic: ‘Mourinho is cool – the older coaches get, the cooler they get’ Read more The clubs have agreed a fee of around £25m plus add-ons for Bailly, who can play across the back four and looks to have the physical prowess to prosper in the Premier League.
(11) Hopefully we can have a good start to the season and be successful by the end of it.” Mourinho has signed Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
(12) It would cap a busy summer for Mourinho after moves for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
(13) Recently in reproducing Matthew Baillie's classic atlas of morbid anatomy using an almost complete set of the original drawings of William Clift an attempt was made to give a modern diagnosis of all the conditions illustrated.
(14) Baillie, Scottish Labour’s effective interim leader at Holyrood while the party votes on a successor to replace Johann Lamont, had goaded Salmond.
(15) John Radcliffe, Richard Mead, Anthony Askew, David Pitcairn and Matthew Baillie.
(16) With other potential candidates such as interim Scottish leader, Anas Sarwar, and shadow health secretary, Jackie Baillie, ruling themselves out of the contest, Findlay has come under heavy pressure from trade union activists and the left of the party to stand against Murphy.
(17) League appearances: 28 Age: 20 Estimated value: £20m 8 ) Eric Bailly ( Villarreal ) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Eric Bailly joined Villarreal as a replacement for Gabriel Paulista.
(18) In her first TV interview on the affair, which also led to Ross's suspension from the BBC for three months, Baillie - the granddaughter of actor Andrew Sachs - said Brand needed to learn to respect women but she regretted calling for the pair's sacking.
(19) Doubts linger about the strength of the new spine being built at Old Trafford by Mourinho (the sturdiness of the central defence is among the unknowns at this point, with much hinging on the recently recruited Eric Bailly ).
(20) Prof Jonathan Baillie, ZSL director of conservation, said the findings represented a major success given that biodiversity continues to decline worldwide: "It's really refreshing to see that these recoveries are actually the result of targeted conservation efforts.