Debt Collection Vocabulary

noun a court official who is responsible for keeping order in a courtroom and carrying out various administrative tasks

• The bailiff served the court summons to the defendant.
• The bailiff is the one who hands out the legal papers in court.
• The bailiff is like the court's messenger.
• The bailiff's presence in the courtroom was a reminder of the consequences of breaking the law.

verb to reach an agreement or resolution with someone

preposition used to indicate the person or party with whom an agreement or resolution is reached

• The company decided to settle with the plaintiff out of court.
• I think we can settle with him on a price that works for both of us.
• Let's just settle with them and get this over with.
• Sometimes it's better to settle with your inner demons rather than fight them constantly.

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun

• In legal proceedings, the English Rule states that the losing party must pay the legal costs of the winning party.
• According to the English Rule, if you lose the case, you have to cover the other party's legal fees.
• If you get beat in court, you gotta cough up for the other side's lawyer under the English Rule.
• The English Rule of debate dictates that the person with the strongest argument will prevail.