sheriff

sher·iff  (shrf)

n.

1. The chief law enforcement officer for the courts in a U.S. county.

2. An officer of a county or an administrative region in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, charged mainly with judicial duties.

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[Middle English, the representative of royal authority in a shire, from Old English scrgerfa : scr, shire + gerfa, reeve.]

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sheriff [ˈʃɛrɪf]

n

1. (Law) (in the US) the chief law-enforcement officer in a county: popularly elected, except in Rhode Island

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in England and Wales) the chief executive officer of the Crown in a county, having chiefly ceremonial duties Related adj shrieval

3. (Business / Professions) (Law) (in Scotland) a judge in any of the sheriff courts

4. (Business / Professions) (Law) (in Australia) an administrative officer of the Supreme Court, who enforces judgments and the execution of writs, empanels juries, etc.

5. (Business / Professions) (Law) (in New Zealand) an officer of the High Court

[Old English scīrgerēfa, from scīr shire¹ + gerēfa reeve¹]

sheriffdom  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sheriff - the principal law-enforcement officer in a county law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law

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sheriff noun

Related words
adjective shrieval

Translations

sheriff [ˈʃerɪf]

A. N (in US) → alguacil m, sheriff m; (in England) → gobernador m civil; (in Scotland) → juez mf

B. CPD sheriff court N (Scot) → tribunal m de distrito

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sheriff [ˈʃɛrɪf] n → shérif m

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sheriff

n → Sheriff m; (Scot) → Friedensrichter(in) m(f)

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sheriff [ˈʃɛrɪf] n → sceriffo

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sheriff [ˈʃɛrɪf] n → sceriffo

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sheriff

n sheriff [ˈʃerif]

in the United States, the chief law officer of a county, concerned with maintaining peace and order. sjerif الشَّريف шериф šerif sherif der Sheriff σερίφης sheriff, alguacil ðerif كلانتر shérif שֶׁרִיף शेरिफ, सुमान्य, अधिकारी šerif seriff sheriff lögreglustjóri sceriffo 保安官 보안관 šerifas šerifs syerif sheriff sheriff szeryf xerife şerif шериф šerif šerif šerif sheriff นายอำเภอ şerif (美國)警長 шериф کاؤنٹی کا سربراہ شاہی افسر quận trưởng 县级行政司法长官, 郡治安官, 州长