huissier de justice

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  An officer of the court in several European countries who serves processes and notices, seizes and auctions off property, and executes garnishments, levies, and evictions, roughly similar to British bailiffs or private constables in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Usage notes
The Union Internationale des Huissiers de Justice prefers the term, but this term is not actually used by English-speakers who prefer instead the inexact or the French.

Synonyms

 * bailiff, notary, notary public, process server

Etymology
Coined to distinguish this role from other senses of.

Noun

 * 1)  ; collector