sheriff

UK
/ˈʃɛrɪf/
US
/ˈʃɛrɪf/

Translations

sheriffnoun
sheriffs
pl
UK
/ˈʃɛrɪf/
US
/ˈʃɛrɪf/
shérifAux États-Unis et dans plusieurs pays anglophones, officier de l’ordre public à l’échelle d’un comté.
The sheriff organized a search party to find the missing hiker.
Le shérif a organisé une équipe de recherche pour retrouver le randonneur disparu.
Additional translations
haut shérifTitre honorifique en Angleterre et au pays de Galles.
shérifEn Écosse, magistrat présidant le sheriff court.
Synonyms
sheriffadjective
UK
/ˈʃɛrɪf/
US
/ˈʃɛrɪf/
Used attributively before another noun to denote a connection with a sheriff or the sheriff's office.
du shérifSe dit d’un service, d’un véhicule ou d’une autorité rattachés au shérif.
Sheriff vehicles lined the parking lot outside the courthouse.
Les véhicules du shérif étaient alignés sur le parking devant le palais de justice.

Definitions

sheriffnoun
An elected officer in a county who is responsible for keeping the peace and enforcing the law.
The sheriff organized a search party to find the missing hiker.
In England and Wales, a ceremonial officer appointed annually to represent the Crown in a county or city (High Sheriff).
The newly appointed sheriff attended the county's ceremonial events throughout the year.
In Scotland, a judge who presides over the sheriff court and deals with both civil and criminal cases.
The case was heard before a sheriff at the Edinburgh sheriff court.
sheriffadjective
Relating to or associated with a sheriff or sheriff's department.
Sheriff vehicles lined the parking lot outside the courthouse.