1. (

• bailiwick

) the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction ;

2. (

• discipline ,
• subject ,
• subject_area ,
• subject_field ,
• field ,
• field_of_study ,
• study ,
• bailiwick

) a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" ;