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sheriff
[ sher-if ]
noun
- the law-enforcement officer of a county or other civil subdivision of a state.
- (formerly) an important civil officer in an English shire.
sheriff
/ ˈʃɛ°ùɪ´Ú /
noun
- (in the US) the chief law-enforcement officer in a county: popularly elected, except in Rhode Island
- (in England and Wales) the chief executive officer of the Crown in a county, having chiefly ceremonial duties shrieval
- (in Scotland) a judge in any of the sheriff courts
- (in Australia) an administrative officer of the Supreme Court, who enforces judgments and the execution of writs, empanels juries, etc
- (in New Zealand) an officer of the High Court
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³ó±ð°ù¾±´Ú´Ú»å´Ç³¾, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³ó±ð°ù·¾±´Ú´Ú·»å´Ç³¾ [sher, -if-d, uh, m], noun
- ²õ³Ü²ú·²õ³ó±ð°ùi´Ú´Ú noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sheriff1
Example Sentences
Oscar Martinez promised to bring strong leadership to the largest sheriff’s department in country, along with a focus on modernizing the agency and supporting deputies.
Brown fled the scene southbound on South Central Avenue and his whereabouts remain unknown, sheriff’s officials said.
The longtime Orange County public defender changed local history in 2013 when he presented a judge with evidence that sheriff’s deputies had illegally used jailhouse snitches for decades.
One retired healthcare worker got a call purportedly from the sheriff’s office, informing her that she had missed her jury duty and must post a $7,500 bond to remain free until her court date.
Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators are looking for clues into who pulled the trigger in a drive-by shooting that left a mother and daughter dead in Compton on Tuesday night.
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