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lawman

1

[ law-man, -muhn ]

noun

plural lawmen
  1. an officer of the law, as a sheriff or police officer.


Lawman

2

[ law-muhn ]

noun

lawman

/ ˈ±ôɔ˳¾É™²Ô /

noun

  1. an officer of the law, such as a policeman or sheriff
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lawman1

before 1000; Middle English laweman, earlier lageman, Old English lahmann. See law 1, -man
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It was Wayne — America’s biggest movie star, the self-reliant enforcer, the loping lawman who set the world to rights by virtue of his unbending fortitude.

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“The West was tamed long before Brad Gates became sheriff, but like the lawmen before him, he ensured a rapidly growing county was kept safe.â€

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“If I win this case we’ll finish,†she wrote in an email to the Australian consultant who contracted the Los Angeles lawmen.

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A half-dozen white lawmen in Mississippi have been federally sentenced in last year’s torture of two Black suspects.

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While reform-minded sheriffs and district attorneys have won in major metro areas in recent years, O.C.’s top lawmen are proudly regressive Republicans — and voters love it.

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