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   bailiwick

   /ˈbeɪlɪwɪk/

   noun

   • 1. one's sphere of operations or area of interest: "after the war, the Middle East remained his bailiwick"
   • 2. the district or jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff: "the warden had the right to arrest all poachers found within his bailiwick"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from bailie + wick2.

   Scrabble Points: 20

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