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  1. A sheriff in England and Wales, is the 
  2. crown's chief executive officer in a county 
  3. for ceremonial purposes, in Scotland, the 
  4. equivalent of the English county-court judge, 
  5. but also dealing with criminal cases, and in 
  6. the USA the popularly elected head 
  7. law-enforcement officer of a county, 
  8. combining judicial authority with 
  9. administrative duties. 
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  11. Subject by: Shaun Jay
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