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sheriff

Translation
sheriff
index peace officer

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


sheriff
n.
An officer elected by a county to keep the peace, enforce laws, serve process, execute judgments, and perform other such duties; the term is also sometimes used to refer to a deputy sheriff or sheriff’s deputy.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


sheriff
the shire reeve. In England, the sheriff is the chief officer of the county. The sheriff is the official to whom judgments of the High Court are sent for enforcement although in practice enforcement is carried out by the under-sheriff. In cases where the sheriff cannot act, writs are sent to the coroner and then passed to the under-sheriff to act for the coroner. In Scotland, the sheriff is a judge who sits in the Sheriff Court with powers to deal with many civil actions, including many of unlimited value, and a criminal jurisdiction to sentence for up to three years if sitting with a jury.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


sheriff
The top law enforcement officer for a county, usually elected, who is responsible for police protection outside of incorporated cities, management of the county jail, and providing bailiffs for protection of the courts. The sheriff's uniformed police are called deputy sheriffs. A sheriff also handles civil activities like serving summons, subpenas, and writs, conducting judgment sales, and fulfilling various functions ordered by the courts.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


sheriff
Usually the chief peace officer of a county.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


sheriff
I
Usually the chief peace officer of a county.
 II The executive officer of local court in some areas. In other jurisdictions the sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of a county.

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