sheriff
IPA: ʃˈɛrʌf
noun
- (Britain, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
- (Scotland) A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
- (US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.
- An English surname originating as an occupation.
verb
- To carry out the duties of a sheriff
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Examples of "sheriff" in Sentences
- The sheriff oversees the auction.
- The sheriff comes up with a devious plan.
- The squatter murdered the sheriff's deputy.
- The merchant sued the sheriff to return the goods.
- The sheriff agency was divided into the courts and the jails.
- The girl was supposedly the widow of the sheriff of Carmarthen.
- Lois McCreedy is the Sheriff of the Crestfallen Police Department.
- The Sheriff is considered the highest police official in the county.
- At the time of the abduction, Turner was a High Sheriff of Cheshire.
- In 1889, the jurisdiction of the sheriffs was restricted to the City.
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