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Sheriff Court — Sheriff courts provide the local court service in Scotland, with each court serving a sheriff court district within a sheriffdom. Sheriff courts deal with a myriad of legal procedures which include:*Solemn and Summary Criminal cases *Large and… … Wikipedia
Post — Post, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Posted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Posting}.] 1. To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; to post playbills. [1913 Webster] Note: Formerly, a large post was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
post — vt: to put up (as bond) post bail Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. post I … Law dictionary
Sheriff — Not to be confused with Sharif. For other uses, see Sheriff (disambiguation). A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a… … Wikipedia
Sheriff of Mumbai — The Sheriff of Mumbai is an apolitical titular position of authority bestowed for one year on a prominent citizen of Mumbai. The current Sheriff of Mumbai is Indu Shahani, principal of H. R. College. The Sheriff is an officer of the High Court… … Wikipedia
Sheriff of Kolkata — The Sheriff of Kolkata is an apolitical titular position of authority bestowed for one year on a prominent citizen of Kolkata. The Sheriff has an office and staff but does not have executive powers. In the order of precedence, the Sheriff ranks… … Wikipedia
Sheriff of Nottingham — See also: The Sheriff of Nottingham in classic storiesThe Sheriff of Nottingham was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Nottingham and bringing criminals to justice. For years the post has been directly appointed by … Wikipedia
Sheriff Principal — The office of sheriff principal is unique within the judicial structure of Scotland, and it cannot therefore readily be compared with any other judicial office. It is one of great antiquity, having existed continuously since around the 11th… … Wikipedia
Sheriff Robinson — Warren Grant Sheriff Robinson (September 8, 1921 April 5, 2002) was an American catcher and manager in minor league baseball and a coach and scout for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. A native of Cambridge, Maryland, he earned his… … Wikipedia
Sheriff — (From Shire Reeve) The official who is the chief administrative and judicial officer of a shire. Many of its jobs where taken over by the itinerant justice, coroner, and justice of the peace. Collected taxes and forwarded them on to the exchequer … Medieval glossary
