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Definition of sheriff
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of sheriff is as below...
Sheriff
(n.) The chief
officer
of a shire or
county,
to whom is
intrusted
the
execution
of the laws, the
serving
of
judicial
writs and
processes,
and the
preservation
of the
peace..
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Sheriffdom
::
Sheriffdom
(n.) Alt. of
Sheriffwic.
Deputy
::
Deputy
(n.) One
appointed
as the
substitute
of
another,
and
empowered
to act for him, in his name or his
behalf;
a
substitute
in
office;
a
lieutenant;
a
representative;
a
delegate;
a
vicegerent;
as, the
deputy
of a
prince,
of a
sheriff,
of a
township,
etc..
Scavage
::
Scavage
(n.) A toll or duty
formerly
exacted
of
merchant
strangers
by
mayors,
sheriffs,
etc., for goods shown or
offered
for sale
within
their
precincts..
Bailie
::
Bailie
(n.) An
officer
in
Scotland,
whose
office
formerly
corresponded
to that of
sheriff,
but now
corresponds
to that of an
English
alderman..
Vicontiel
::
Vicontiel
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
viscount
or
sheriff
of a
country.
Distringas
::
Distringas
(n.) A writ
commanding
the
sheriff
to
distrain
a
person
by his goods or
chattels,
to
compel
a
compliance
with
something
required
of him..
Poundage
::
Poundage
(n.) The sum
allowed
to a
sheriff
or other
officer
upon the
amount
realized
by an
execution;
--
estimated
in
England,
and
formerly
in the
United
States,
at so much of the
pound..
Apposer
::
Apposer
(n.) An
examiner;
one whose
business
is to put
questions.
Formerly,
in the
English
Court of
Exchequer,
an
officer
who
audited
the
sheriffs'
accounts..
Shrieve
::
Shrieve
(n.) A
sheriff.
Prest
::
Prest (n.) A duty in money
formerly
paid by the
sheriff
on his
account
in the
exchequer,
or for money left or
remaining
in his
hands..
Liveryman
::
Liveryman
(n.) A
freeman
of the city, in
London,
who,
having
paid
certain
fees, is
entitled
to wear the
distinguishing
dress or
livery
of the
company
to which he
belongs,
and also to enjoy
certain
other
privileges,
as the right of
voting
in an
election
for the lord
mayor,
sheriffs,
chamberlain,
etc..
Inquisitor
::
Inquisitor
(n.) One whose
official
duty it is to
examine
and
inquire,
as
coroners,
sheriffs,
etc..
Viscount
::
Viscount
(a.) An
officer
who
formerly
supplied
the place of the
count,
or earl; the
sheriff
of the
county..
Fee
::
Fee (n.)
Reward
or
compensation
for
services
rendered
or to be
rendered;
especially,
payment
for
professional
services,
of
optional
amount,
or fixed by
custom
or laws;
charge;
pay;
perquisite;
as, the fees of
lawyers
and
physicians;
the fees of
office;
clerk's
fees;
sheriff's
fees;
marriage
fees, etc..
Receiptor
::
Receiptor
(n.) One who
receipts;
specifically
(Law),
one who
receipts
for
property
which has been taken by the
sheriff..
Hustings
::
Hustings
(n. pl.) A court
formerly
held in
several
cities
of
England;
specif.,
a court held in
London,
before
the lord
mayor,
recorder,
and
sheriffs,
to
determine
certain
classes
of suits for the
recovery
of lands
within
the city. In the
progress
of law
reform
this court has
become
unimportant..
Elisor
::
Elisor
(n.) An
elector
or
chooser;
one of two
persons
appointed
by a court to
return
a jury or serve a writ when the
sheriff
and the
coroners
are
disqualified.
Conservator
::
Conservator
(n.) An
officer
who has
charge
of
preserving
the
public
peace,
as a
justice
or
sheriff..
Marshal
::
Marshal
(n.) A
ministerial
officer,
appointed
for each
judicial
district
of the
United
States,
to
execute
the
process
of the
courts
of the
United
States,
and
perform
various
duties,
similar
to those of a
sheriff.
The name is also
sometimes
applied
to
certain
police
officers
of a
city..
Panel
::
Panel (n.) A piece of
parchment
or a
schedule,
containing
the names of
persons
summoned
as
jurors
by the
sheriff;
hence,
more
generally,
the whole
jury..
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