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bailiwick

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bailiwick /ˈbeɪlɪwɪk/

▶noun

1 informal one's sphere of operations or area of interest.

2 Law the district or jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff.

– origin ME: from bailie + wick2.

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