Sheriff
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Meaning of Sheriff
A county officer representing the executive or administrative power of the state within his county. See Blackburn v Brorein, (Fla.) 70 So.2d 293. His functions include the execution of all writs or other process within his county.
Sheriff Alternative Definition
(Sax. seyre, shire, reve, keeper). A county officer representing the executive or administrative power of the state within his county. The office is said by Camden to have been created by Alfred when he divided England into counties; but Lord Coke is of opinion that it is of still greater antiquity, and that it existed in the time of the Romans, being the deputy of the earl (comes), to whom the custody of the shire was originally committed, and hence known as vice comes. Camden, 156; Co. Litt. 168a; Dalton, Sheriff, 5. The office was anciently of great dignity, and conferred considerable judicial power. 1 Bl. Comm. 117; 3 Bl. Comm. 80. In the United States, he is the chief peace oflScer of the county, is the custodian of the county jail, and executes the civil and criminal process and mandates of the courts within his county.
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Sheriff in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
Saxon shire, a part sheared off: a division, county; and reeve, a bailiff, officer. 1 Bl. Com. 116, 117, 339; 54 Pa. 275. An officer who represents the administrative power of a State within one of its counties: an officer who executes the mandates of the courts of record within a county; the chief ministerial officer in a county.
Note: This legal definition of Sheriff in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
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This term is a noun.
Etimology of Sheriff
(You may find sheriff at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).
late Old English scirgerefa "representative of royal authority in a shire," from scir (see shire) + gerefa "chief, official, reeve" (see reeve). As an American county official, attested from 1660s; sheriff's sale first recorded 1798. Sheriff's tooth (late 14c.) was a common name for the annual tax levied to pay for the sheriff's victuals during court sessions.
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Service of Process.
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Sheriff in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of sheriff.
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Law Enforcement Officer
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