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Undersheriff
In certain jurisdictions, a deputy sheriff; second in command to a sheriff.
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In certain jurisdictions, a deputy sheriff; second in command to a sheriff.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| deputynoun | One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office. |
| subsheriffnoun | A lesser or subsidiary sheriff. |
| sheriffnoun | (US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected. |
| sheriff-substitutenoun | (Scotland) The acting sheriff in a Scottish county or city, like the sheriff-depute appointed by the Crown, but unlike the sheriff-depute forced to reside within his judicial district, and forbidden to take other employment. |
| undersheriffshipnoun | The office or jurisdiction of an undersheriff. |
| undershrievaltynoun | The office or position of undersheriff. |
| sherriffnoun | Obsolete form of sheriff. [(British, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.] |
| sheriff-deputenoun | (Scotland, historical) The sheriff proper, so called since the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions in 1748 to distinguish him from the earlier heritable sheriff-principal, whose title is now merged into that of the Lord-Lieutenant. |
| deputyshipnoun | The position or role of deputy. |
| second in commandnoun | Alternative spelling of second-in-command. [Somebody ranking next below a commander.] |
| sheriffshipnoun | The office or jurisdiction of a sheriff. |
| dept.noun | Abbreviation of department. [A part, portion, or subdivision.] |
| second-in-commandnoun | Somebody ranking next below a commander. |
| sheriff officernoun | (Scotland) An officer of the Scottish sheriff court, responsible for serving documents and enforcing court orders within a sheriffdom. |
| sherrifnoun | Misspelling of sheriff. [(British, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.] |
| sheriffaltynoun | The office or jurisdiction of a sheriff. |
| dep.noun | Abbreviation of department. [A part, portion, or subdivision.] |
| submarshalnoun | An under or deputy marshal. |
| sheriffhoodnoun | The office of sheriff. |
| undersheriffwicknoun | The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff. |
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