Usually means: Law enforcement officers, local jurisdiction.
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General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. sheriffs: Merriam-Webster
  2. sheriffs: Collins English Dictionary
  3. sheriffs: Vocabulary.com
  4. Sheriff'S, Sheriff's, Sheriffs, Sheriffs, sheriff's, sheriffs, sheriffs: Wordnik
  5. sheriffs: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. sheriffs: Wiktionary
  7. Sheriffs, sheriffs: Dictionary.com
  8. sheriffs: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Sheriffs: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Sheriffs: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. sheriffs: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. Sheriffs: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Sheriffs: Encyclopedia

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Sheriffs: Easton Bible

(Note: See sheriff as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Sheriff)

noun:  (British, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
noun:  (Scotland) A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
noun:  (US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.
verb:  (transitive) To carry out the duties of a sheriff.
noun:  An English surname originating as an occupation.
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