sheriff : Idioms & Phrases
deputy sheriff
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noun someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
deputy.
WordNet
Pocket sheriff
(Eng. Law) , a sheriff appointed by the sole authority of the crown, without a nomination by the judges in the exchequer. Burrill.
Webster 1913
sheriff's sale
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noun a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation
judicial sale; forced sale; execution sale.
