Word Meanings - UNSHERIFF - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To depose from the office of sheriff.

Related words: (words related to UNSHERIFF)

• OFFICEHOLDER
  An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.
• SHERIFF
  The chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is intrusted the execution of the laws, the serving of judicial writs and processes, and the preservation of the peace. Note: In England, sheriffs are appointed by the king. In the United
• OFFICE WIRE
  Copper wire with a strong but light insulation, used in wiring houses, etc.
• OFFICER
  Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer. Field officer, General officer, etc. See under Field, General. etc. -- Officer of the day , the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the quard,
• DEPOSE
  1. To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside. Thus when the state one Edward did depose, A greater Edward in his room arose. Dryden. 2. To let fall; to deposit. Additional mud deposed upon it. Woodward. 3. To remove from a throne or other
• OFFICE
  The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc. As for the offices, let them stand at distance. Bacon. (more info) 1. That which a person does, either
• DEPOSER
  1. One who deposes or degrades from office. 2. One who testifies or deposes; a deponent.
• SHERIFFALTY; SHERIFFDOM; SHERIFFRY; SHERIFFSHIP; SHERIFFWICK
  The office or jurisdiction of sheriff. See Shrievalty. (more info) Sher"iff*wick, n.
• POST OFFICE
  See POST
• BOOKING OFFICE
  1. An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship. 2. An office where passage tickets are sold.
• CROWN OFFICE
  The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. Burrill.
• UNDERSHERIFF
  A sheriff's deputy.
• UNSHERIFF
  To depose from the office of sheriff.
• SUBOFFICER
  An under or subordinate officer.
• UNDEROFFICER
  A subordinate officer.
• UNDERSHERIFFRY
  Undershrievalty.
• OVEROFFICE
  To domineer over by virtue of office. Shak.