sheriff
Sign in to savethumb|A sheriff's department poses with an illegal still ([[Hamlet, North Carolina; 1909)]] A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, the , which is commonly translated to English as sheriff.
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- Description
- Europe
- United Kingdom
- Scotland
- ''Sheriffs principal''
- ''Sheriffs''
- ''Summary sheriffs''
- Republic of Ireland
- History
- Asia
- India
- Philippines
- Oceania
- Australia
- New Zealand
- North America
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Quebec
- United States
- South Africa
- Related offices
- Norway
- Iceland
- Deputy sheriff
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
thumb|A sheriff's department poses with an illegal still ([[Hamlet, North Carolina; 1909)]] A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, the , which is commonly translated to English as sheriff.
==Description== In British English, the political or legal office of a sheriff, term of office of a sheriff, or jurisdiction of a sheriff, is called a shrievalty in England and Wales, and a sheriffdom in Scotland.