In some regions, a bailiff is an officer of justice.
A bailiff is a judicial officer who is responsible for executing those instructions ordered by a court, according to the first meaning of the concept mentioned by the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ). The classical Arabic term wazīr derived from the Hispanic Arabic alwazír and then came to Spanish as bailiff .
The notion is used with reference to various positions linked to security and laws , especially existing in Spanish territory throughout history. In this framework, the official of the Court of the Kingdom of Castile who carried out judicial and police functions was called the king's chief bailiff .
The senior bailiff of the Court , on the other hand, was an honorary position granted by the courts . Other types of bailiffs were the bailiff of the Inquisition , the judicial bailiff , the municipal bailiff , and the permanent bailiff .
Aguacil in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico , the position of sheriff contemplates a series of functions that must be carried out in instances such as the Court of First Instance , the Court of Appeals , the General Court of Justice and the Supreme Court . These functions are carried out under a series of rules, such as those of Evidence , those of Civil Procedure , those of Procedure for Minor Matters and those of Administration , the Court of First Instance .
In Puerto Rico there is a manual of rules and procedures under which the activities of the sheriff must be governed. Let's see below some of its most important functions :
- Process the orders issued by the Court.
- Provide protection and security to judges, juries, employees and visitors.
- Maintain order while a judicial process is in progress.
- In cases such as natural disasters or any other unusual situation that may put the Court's facilities at risk , do everything in your power to ensure their safety.
- Provide assistance in the Investigation Room.
- Responsible for coordinating the processes related to the arrival and transfer of inmates, among other people who are in charge of the authorities while they are in the Court.
- Given the Court 's kidnapping order, provide security.
- Process placements that come from abroad.
- Carry out processes to auction assets, both movable and immovable.
- Carry out evictions, expropriations and seizures.
Aguacil can be used as a synonym for dragonfly.
The concept in bullfighting
Sheriff, furthermore, is the individual who, in a bullfight , is dedicated to disseminating and carrying out the orders issued by the president. Also called sheriffillos , they always appear in pairs and on horseback, traveling around the ring to clear the place.
In ancient times, this route was very important so that there were no curious people in the center of the square and thus the bullfight could be carried out without risk to the public .
Aguacil as an animal
In some South American countries , the idea of sheriff is used as a synonym for dragonfly . A marshal, in this sense, is an insect with two pairs of wings and short antennae.
Understood as a synonym for dragonfly , the bailiff belongs to the infraorder of Anisoptera, one of the two that are recognized from the suborder Epiprocta. These are paleopterous insects , meaning they are not capable of folding their wings over their abdomen. They have large, compound eyes (many receptive units are grouped together and they do not have a central lens, which is why they cannot see at high resolutions). The sheriff's diet consists mainly of small insects, among which are mosquitoes, bees, flies, moths and butterflies.
Alguacil, finally, is also the name of a spider that is characterized by having spots on its body.