cop
- deputy.
- flatfoot.
- fuzz.
- lawman.
- officer of the law.
- patrolman.
- patrolwoman.
- peace officer.
The Sheriff name was coined by the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. This occupational surname was originally derived from the Old English words scir meaning shire and refa meaning reeve. The surname was originally derived from the "shire-reeve," a Vice Count who was in charge of the law for a shire or county.
The sheriff is most often an elected county official who serves as the chief civilian law enforcement officer of their jurisdiction. The sheriff enforces court orders and mandates and may perform duties such as evictions, seizing property and assets pursuant to court orders, and serving warrants and legal papers.
1 : a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law. 2a : a lawless person or a fugitive from the law. b : a person or organization under a ban or restriction. c : one that is unconventional or rebellious.
formal : to try to help settle an argument or disagreement between two or more people or groups : to speak to someone in order to defend or help another person. See the full definition for intercede in the English Language Learners Dictionary. intercede. verb. in·?ter·?cede | ˌin-t?r-ˈsēd
The Sheriff of Mumbai is an apolitical titular position of authority bestowed for one year on a prominent citizen of Mumbai (Bombay). The current Sheriff of Mumbai is Indu Shahani, principal of H. R.
The Chief Deputy Sheriff is the highest rank to which you can be appointed. Your responsibility is to monitor the overall operations of the department and supervise the staff and to report directly to the Sheriff.
England & United States HistoryThe Sheriff's Office in Montgomery County is a direct descendant from Old England; the history of the Sheriff goes back some 1200 years. The modern word “Sheriff”, which means keeper or chief of the County, is derived from the Anglo-Saxon words “Shire-Reeve”.
The duties of the sheriff included keeping the peace, collecting taxes, maintaining jails, arresting fugitives, maintaining a list of wanted criminals, and serving orders and writs for the Kings Court. Most of those duties are still the foundation of the sheriff's responsibilities in the United States.
The term is an Arabic word meaning "noble", "highborn" or "honourable", and is used to describe the descendants of Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hassan ibn Ali. More broadly Sherif describes one of noble ancestry or political preeminence in predominantly Islamic countries.
The sheriff could be attempting to serve a subpoena, an eviction, to ask you about a crime, or why you missed jury duty. To serve you papers. You are being sued, for money, for divorce, for eviction, or you failed to do something required by law.
In the seventeenth century there was no professional police force. Ordinary citizens generally volunteered to enforce orderly conduct. As the colonies became more established and populated, the governor in each colony began appointing sheriffs to enforce laws.
The Sheriff is an officer of the court whose main job is to serve and execute legal processes/mandates issued by the State courts, legal community and the general public.
Election. Of the 50 U.S. states, 48 have sheriffs. The two exceptions are Alaska, which does not have counties, and Connecticut, which has no county governments. The federal district and the five populated territories also do not have county governments.
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county. 1) "It's from a notebook," the sheriff said, "And there's writing on it.". 2) He was appointed Sheriff of New York. 3) I will go to the sheriff to law you.
Duties. — The sheriff serves all writs, executes all processes, and carries into effect all decisions, orders or awards issued by the National Labor Relations Commission or any of its Labor Commission or any of its Labor Arbiters, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, and the Supreme Court in proper cases.
Sheriff's departments enforce the law at the county level. That doesn't mean state police outrank or give orders to the county cops. The two have separate spheres of authority, though they may work together.
The origin of the star badge is pretty simple when it comes to law enforcement, as it's been a common symbol among authority figures for centuries. As a useful and still very powerful symbol, the star-shaped sheriff badges we see now are meant to inspire as well as denote authority.
Officer Salaries
Salaries of police officers were higher than those of sheriff's deputies, with these professionals earning a median wage of $61,050 a year in May 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Most earned between $35,020 and $100,610 annually.
