Outlaw vs Sheriff - What's the difference?
outlaw | sheriff |
A fugitive from the law.
A person who is excluded from normal legal rights.
A person who operates outside established norms.
A wild horse.
(humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.
To declare illegal
To place a ban upon
To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement.
To deprive of legal force.
(British, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders and other duties.
(Scotland) A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
(US) A police officer, usually the chief of police for a county or other district.
As nouns the difference between outlaw and sheriff
is that outlaw is a fugitive from the law while sheriff is (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders and other duties.As verbs the difference between outlaw and sheriff
is that outlaw is to declare illegal while sheriff is to carry out the duties of a sheriff.outlaw
English
Noun
(en noun)- The main character of the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you.
Synonyms
* (person that operates outside established norms) anti-heroVerb
(outlaw)- to outlaw a debt or claim
- Laws outlawed by necessity. — Fuller.