Sheriff vs. Cop

Sheriffnoun

(High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.

Sheriffnoun

(Scotland) A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.

Sheriffnoun

(US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in his county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.

Sheriffverb

To carry out the duties of a sheriff

Sheriffnoun

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.

Sheriffnoun

the principal law-enforcement officer in a county

Sheriff

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 office in Iceland that is commonly translated to English as sheriff, and this is discussed below.

Copnoun

(obsolete) A spider.

Copnoun

A police officer or prison guard.

Copnoun

(crafts) The ball of thread wound on to the spindle in a spinning machine.

Copnoun

(obsolete) The top, summit, especially of a hill.

Copnoun

(obsolete) The crown (of the head); also the head itself.

Copnoun

A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.

Copnoun

A merlon.

Copverb

To obtain, to purchase (as in drugs), to get hold of, to take.

Copverb

(transitive) To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.

Copverb

To see and record a railway locomotive for the first time.

Copverb

(transitive) To steal.

Copverb

(transitive) To adopt.

Copverb

(transitive) To earn by bad behavior.

Copverb

to admit, especially to a crime.

Copnoun

The top of a thing; the head; a crest.

Copnoun

A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.

Copnoun

A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.

Copnoun

Same as Merlon.

Copnoun

A policeman.

Copnoun

uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Copverb

take by theft;

Copverb

take into custody;

Copnoun

a police officer

Copnoun

shrewdness; practical intelligence

Copnoun

a conical mass of thread wound on to a spindle.

Copverb

catch or arrest (an offender)

Copverb

incur (something unwelcome)

Copverb

get into trouble

Copverb

be killed

Copverb

receive or attain (something welcome)

Copverb

obtain (an illegal drug)

Copverb

strike (an attitude or pose)