SAT Vocabulary Bailiwick

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	bailiwick Definition: a person' s specific area of knowledge or ability Synonym: jurisdiction
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	External definitions: bail·i·wick (b l -w k ) n. 1. A person's specific area of interest, skill, or authority. See Synonyms at . 2. The office or district of a bailiff. [Middle English `bailliwik` : `baillif`, bailiff ; see bailiff + `wik`, town (from Old English `w c`, from Latin `v cus`; see vicinity )]. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.