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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
/ ˈʃɛɪ /
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
- ˈڴڻdz, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ڴ·dz [sher, -if-d, uh, m], noun
- ܲ·iڴ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sheriff1
Example Sentences
Lee’s murder is one of nine cold cases that have been solved over the past year, the sheriff’s office said.
The documentary captures a sheriff’s deputy reminiscing about her car slowing in the middle of an inferno as her tires melted.
The company also touts that it works with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, including local police and sheriff departments, California state parks, the Bureau of Land Management, FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration.
Fresno County’s taxpayers are expected to pay at least $2 million after an appeals court ruling upholds a lower court’s decision that sheriff’s deputies unnecessarily killed a dog in 2018.
In a statement, the office of Fresno County Counsel, which represented the county and the sheriff’s department, said “the county understands the sensitivity of the case.”
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