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bailiwick

/ˈbeɪliwɪk/noun

उच्चारण बेलिविक

कार्यक्षेत्र, अधिकार-क्षेत्र, (किसी का) विशेष क्षेत्र

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually singular] formal

    a person's particular area of interest, knowledge or activity

    कार्यक्षेत्र, अधिकार-क्षेत्र, (किसी का) विशेष क्षेत्र

    • Finance is not my bailiwick, so ask the accountant.
    • Grammar has always been Radhika's bailiwick.

    Synonyms domain field sphere province territory

  2. 2

    [C] law

    the area within which a bailiff has legal authority

    बेलिफ़ का अधिकार-क्षेत्र

    • The court officer could act only within his own bailiwick.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

domain field sphere province territory

⌂Word origin and word building

From bailie or bailiff, an officer of the law, and wick, an old word for a village or district.

यह शब्द bailie या bailiff, यानी कानून के एक अधिकारी, और wick, यानी गाँव या ज़िले के पुराने शब्द, से बना है।