HUISSIER

By SovConn | September 19, 2013

huissier (wee-syay), n.[French fr. huis “door”] 1.French law. An usher of a court; an officer (such as a marshal) who serves process. 2.Hist. In England, a ministerial officer attached to a court, responsible for service of process, issuing executions, and maintaining order during court sessions.

[Blacks Law 8th]

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