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Tipstaff logo #10101) Court officer 2) Law enforcement occupation 3) Staff
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Tipstaff

Tipstaff logo #21000 The Tipstaff is an officer of a court or, in some countries, a law clerk to a judge. The duties of the position vary from country to country. It is also the name of the rod of authority of such a person or police officer. The emblem of two crossed tipstaffs (tipstaves) is used to denote the rank of assistant chief constable or commander in the UK ...
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Tipstaff

Tipstaff logo #21002• (n.) An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal; a constable. • (n.) A staff tipped with metal. • (pl. ) of Tipstaff
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Tipstaff

Tipstaff logo #20972Tip'staff` noun ; plural Tipstaff 1. A staff tipped with metal. Bacon. 2. An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal; a constable. Macaulay.
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Tipstaff

Tipstaff logo #21217A tipstaff is a metal-tipped staff which is a symbol of a Sheriff's office. The tipstaff was an officer of the High Court, whose duty it was to arrest and take into custody persons committed to prison by the court.
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tipstaff logo #20400[n] - staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable
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Tipstaff

Tipstaff logo #20911An officer of the Supreme Court whose duties involve the enforcement of High Court arrest warrants
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tipstaff

tipstaff logo #20974 noun staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable
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