( n. )
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.
( n. )
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012