concept
Sudebny Pristav (Court Bailiff)
bailiff
also: судебный пристав, sudebny pristav
The official empowered to enforce court judgments in Imperial Russia -- seizing property or garnisheeing income on behalf of a creditor holding a writ of execution; repeated threats to invoke the bailiff mark the escalating pettiness of a dispute.
Reading notes
- The Poison §11 go to the bailiff
The sudebny pristav (court bailiff/marshal) was the official empowered to enforce judgments -- seizing property, garnisheeing income -- on behalf of a creditor holding a writ of execution; Lysov's repeated threats to go to the bailiff mark the escalating pettiness of his pursuit of the debt.