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sheriff

[sher-if] / ˈʃɛr ɪf /
NOUN
law enforcement officer
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The rapper said songs and videos mocking the sheriff’s officials who unsuccessfully raided his home were ‘their fault.’

From Los Angeles Times

Neither Woods nor the other driver suffered any serious injuries from the crash that caused Woods’s car to roll onto its side, the sheriff said.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was alone in the car, the sheriff said.

From Los Angeles Times

"He has a right to refuse that test," added the sheriff.

From BBC

Gen. Rob Bonta, the state’s top law enforcement official, has sharply criticized the sheriff’s fraud probe, which he called ‘unprecedented in both scope and scale.’

From Los Angeles Times