The meaning of Sheriff

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(in england and wales) the chief executive officer of the crown in a county, having various administrative and judicial functions.

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In a letter the procurator fiscal raised no objection to this, but in court the crown argued, and t…

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(in scotland) a judge.

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They numbered some of the most powerful people in scotland - judges, sheriffs and senior lawyers us…

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An elected officer in a county, responsible for keeping the peace.

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And the spokeswoman for the broward county sheriffs office candidly stated that we did that because…

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An officer of the supreme court who enforces judgements and the execution of writs.

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These relate to the conduct of officers of the registry of the supreme court and of officers of the…