Definition of Sheriffdom. Meaning of Sheriffdom. Synonyms of Sheriffdom

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Definition of Sheriffdom

Sheriffdom
Sheriffalty Sher"iff*al*ty, Sheriffdom Sher"iff*dom, Sheriffry Sher"iff*ry, Sheriffship Sher"iff*ship, Sheriffwick Sher"iff*wick, n. The office or jurisdiction of sheriff. See Shrievalty.

Meaning of Sheriffdom from wikipedia

- A sheriffdom is a judicial district in Scotland, led by a sheriff prin****l. Since 1 January 1975, there have been six sheriffdoms. Each sheriffdom is...
- sheriffs prin****l) (Scottish Gaelic: àrd-siorram) is a judge in charge of a sheriffdom with judicial, quasi-judicial, and administrative responsibilities. Sheriffs...
- A sheriffdom is a judicial district of Scotland. Originally identical to the Shires of Scotland, from the eighteenth century many counties were grouped...
- West Lothian (Scots: Wast Lowden; Scottish Gaelic: Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, bordering (in a clockwise direction) the...
- 55°58′N 4°32′W / 55.96°N 4.53°W / 55.96; -4.53 Dunbartonshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann) or the County of Dumbarton is a historic county...
- automatically appointed to a single shire, with progressively larger sheriffdoms created instead, grouping multiple shires under a single sheriff. Elected...
- History Subdivisions: Counties Districts Scotland History Subdivisions: Sheriffdoms Council areas Community council areas Civil parishes Shires of Scotland...
- in sheriffdoms as follows: Sheriffdom of Lothian and Borders, 10 March 2008 Sheriffdom of Grampian, Highlands and Islands, 2 June 2008 Sheriffdom of Glasgow...
- Court. Each court serves a sheriff court district within one of the six sheriffdoms of Scotland. Each sheriff court is presided over by a sheriff, who is...
- law and order in Lorne, Scotland and bringing criminals to justice. The sheriffdom was created in 1293 by King John of Scotland in an effort to maintain...