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
A sheriff's department poses with an illegal still (Hamlet, North Carolina; 1909)
A prisoner transport van used by the Alberta Sheriffs Branch
A British Columbia Sheriff Service Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
A high sheriff is a ceremonial officer for each shrieval county of England and Wales and Northern Ireland, or the chief sheriff of a number of paid sheriffs in U.S. states who outranks and commands th
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…of legal, political and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country. In England, Northern Ireland, or Wales, a sheriff (or high sheriff) is a ceremonial county or city official. In Scotland, sheriffs are judges…
High sheriffs in the United Kingdom customarily wear velvet Court Dress suits on formal occasions.