lawman
see also: Lawman
Pronunciation
  • (British) enPR lômăn, IPA: /ˈlɔːmæn/, /ˈlɔːmən/
  • (America) enPR lômăn, IPA: /ˈlɔmæn/, /ˈlɔmən/
Noun

lawman (plural lawmen)

  1. (law, historical) A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.
  2. (law, historical) One of 12 magistrates in certain Danish boroughs of England empowered with soc and sac over their own households.
  3. (law, Orkney & Shetland) The presiding justice of the supreme court.
  4. (rare) A man of the law: a lawyer.
  5. (informal) An officer of the law: a law-enforcement officer.
Synonyms
  • (speaker of the law) lawspeaker
  • (medieval Dano-English magistrates) lageman, lagman
  • (Orcadian & Shetlandic chief justice) lawman-general, lagman
  • (law-enforcement officer) See Thesaurus:police officer
Translations
  • French: homme de loi
  • Russian: представи́тель закон

Lawman
Proper noun
  1. Surname



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