sheriff's
County officer's possessive
Sheriff's is the possessive form of sheriff, indicating something belonging to or associated with a sheriff—the chief law enforcement officer of a county.
It typically modifies nouns related to law enforcement operations: sheriff's department, sheriff's deputy, sheriff's office, sheriff's sale.
A sheriff's sale is a court-ordered auction of property to satisfy a debt or judgment.
Worn symbol of membership
- starLuminous astronomical object
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- officeProfessional work location
warrant · posse · enforcement · lawman · marshal · constable · precinct · oath
Competitive public sale
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- deedWritten property conveyance
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
bid · courthouse · notice · judgment · lien · proceeds · buyer · title
Vehicle for extended patrol
- uniformIdentical throughout
- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
- jailDetention facility
- inmateConfined facility resident
booking · corrections · radio · squad · headquarters · records · fingerprinting · mugshot
badge
Worn symbol of membership
- starLuminous astronomical object
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
office · warrant · posse · enforcement · lawman · marshal · constable · precinct · oath · election
auction
Competitive public sale
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- deedWritten property conveyance
- propertySomething owned or inherent
seizure · bid · courthouse · notice · judgment · lien · proceeds · buyer · title · surplus
cruiser
Vehicle for extended patrol
- uniformIdentical throughout
- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
- jailDetention facility
inmate · booking · corrections · radio · squad · headquarters · records · fingerprinting · mugshot · cell
sheriff'sdeputy's
Of a stand-in authority
prisoner's · inmate's · criminal's · convict's · outlaw's
sheriff'soutlaw's
Belonging to a fugitive
bandit's · criminal's · gangster's · robber's · thief's
- sheriff's departmentCounty-level police agency
- deputy sheriffSheriff's subordinate officer
- county sheriffElected local law enforcer
- sheriff's officeCounty law enforcement agency
- sheriff badgeLaw officer's emblem
- Sheriff of NottinghamMedieval English law enforcer