What (who) is lawman - definition
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Lawmen; Law man; Lawman (disambiguation); Law Man; Lawwoman; Lawwomen
lawman
¦ noun (plural lawmen) (in the US) a law-enforcement officer, especially a sheriff.
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Lawmen are men such as policemen or lawyers, whose work involves the law. (JOURNALISM)
...the 61-year-old lawman who headed the enquiry.
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In former times in western North America, a lawman was a sheriff or deputy sheriff. (AM)
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Lawman
Lawman is a term used in reference to an American law enforcement officer, usually a sheriff or a marshal.
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Lawman
Lawman is a term used in reference to an American law enforcement officer, usually a sheriff or a marshal.
Lawman may also refer to the Scandinavian legal office discussed under lawspeaker.
Pronunciation examples for lawman
1. Who's the best lawman?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Examples of use of lawman
1. The formerly straight–laced lawman has become a shaggy–haired militant for the legalization of weed.
2. But somewhere along the line, prosecutors say, the crimefighting mayor crossed over from lawman to vigilante.
3. It is the first time the county‘s prosecutors have filed charges against a lawman for an on–duty shooting.
4. Lawman would not return to the starting stalls until the jockey jumped off and walked him back.
5. Time was, when a lawman was aboard the ferry from Charlevoix, the captain would give an extra toot on the whistle as he entered the harbor here.