bailiwick
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3ADJ.
familiar, universal
BAILIWICK + NOUN
jersey
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
The Bailiwick of Jersey.
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
I established the fairly well-understood pattern that affairs of state were not in my bailiwick.
Jack is full of these insights, thoughtful turns of phrase from a character whose perpetual struggle between wastrel and righteous is all too familiar a bailiwick for the universal insecurities of the human condition.
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noun — a branch of knowledge
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4The Bailiwick of Jersey.
WiktionaryI established the fairly well-understood pattern that affairs of state were not in my bailiwick.
WiktionaryJack is full of these insights, thoughtful turns of phrase from a character whose perpetual struggle between wastrel and righteous is all too familiar a bailiwick for the universal insecurities of the
WiktionaryThat's not in my bailiwick.
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