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noun
- 1. (in the US) an elected officer in a county who is responsible for keeping the peace.
The meaning of SHERIFF is an important official of a shire or county charged primarily with judicial duties (such as executing the processes and orders of courts and judges).
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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.
A sheriff is generally an elected county official, with duties that typically include policing unincorporated areas, maintaining county jails, providing security to courts in the county, and (in some states) serving warrants and court papers.
Sheriffs are the equivalent of a chief of police in a municipal (city) police department who manage departments that protect people and property and maintain order in the county.
SHERIFF definition: 1. in the US, an official whose job is to be in charge of performing the orders of the law courts…. Learn more.
SHERIFF meaning: 1. in the US, an official whose job is to be in charge of performing the orders of the law courts…. Learn more.
sheriff, a senior executive officer in an English county or smaller area who performs a variety of administrative and judicial functions. Officers of this name also exist in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the United States.
noun. 1. (in the US) the chief law-enforcement officer in a county: popularly elected, except in Rhode Island. 2. (in England and Wales) the chief executive officer of the Crown in a county, having chiefly ceremonial duties. Related adjective: shrieval. 3. (in Scotland) a judge in any of the sheriff courts. 4.
1. A public officer in the United States with responsibility for certain law enforcement and administrative legal duties, such as making arrests and serving processes, usually for a particular county. 2. A public officer in various other countries performing certain law enforcement, judicial, or ceremonial functions.
A sheriff is the top-ranking officer in a county police force. Unlike police in a city or town, the sheriff is an elected official. In most states, the sheriff serves a four-year term, and she oversees a department of police officers.
