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- Dictionarysheriff/ˈʃɛrɪf/
noun
- 1. (in England and Wales) the chief executive officer of the Crown in a county, having various administrative and judicial functions.
- 2. (in Scotland) a judge.
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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. A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly translated to English as sheriff .
sheriff: [noun] an important official of a shire or county charged primarily with judicial duties (such as executing the processes and orders of courts and judges).
Sheriff definition: the law-enforcement officer of a county or other civil subdivision of a state.. See examples of SHERIFF used in a sentence.
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.
5 meanings: 1. (in the US) the chief law-enforcement officer in a county: popularly elected, except in Rhode Island 2. (in.... Click for more definitions.
The sheriff’s main judicial duties are the service and return of process and the execution of writs, particularly judgments by sale or distress. Although the sheriff is usually a salaried official, he is sometimes paid from fees, which, in populous counties, can be lucrative. Politics, Law & Government Law, Crime & Punishment.
Definition of sheriff noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
sheriff: 1 n the principal law-enforcement officer in a county Type of: law officer , lawman , peace officer an officer of the law
Define sheriff. sheriff synonyms, sheriff pronunciation, sheriff translation, English dictionary definition of sheriff. n. 1. A public officer in the United States with responsibility for certain law enforcement and administrative legal duties, ...
