sheriff (redirected from Sheriffdom)

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

Noun

1. (in the US) the chief elected law-enforcement officer in a county

2. (in Canada) a municipal officer who enforces court orders and escorts convicted criminals to prison

3. (in England and Wales) the chief executive officer of the Crown in a county, having chiefly ceremonial duties

4. (in Scotland) a judge in a sheriff court

5. (in Australia) an officer of the Supreme Court [Old English scīrgerēfa]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

sheriff [ˈʃɛrɪf] n (US) → sheriff m

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sheriff [ˈʃɛrɪf] (US) n → shérif m

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sheriff [ˈʃɛrɪf] (US) n → Sheriff m

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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(군의 치안 책임자) šerifas šerifs syerif sheriff sheriff szeryf xerife şerif шериф šerif šerif šerif sheriff นายอำเภอ şerif 縣級行政司法長官, 郡治安官, 州長 шериф کاؤنٹی کا سربراہ شاہی افسر quận trưởng 县级行政司法长官, 郡治安官, 州长