Pocket Sheriff
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Abbott (1879)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In English law. A sheriff appointed by sole authority of the crown, not being one of the three nominated by the judges in the exchequer. 1 Bl. Comm. 342*.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In English Law. A sheriff appointed by sole authority of the crown, not being one of the three nominated by the judges in the exchequer. 1 Sharsw. Bla. Com. 342. P (ENA. “Originally signified the price or composition by which crime was expiated.” James C. Carter, The Law, &c. 42. PCENA vCORPORALIS. Corporal punish-’ ment. j P(E NA PILLORALIS. Punishment of the! pillory Fleta, lib. 1, ch. 38, § 11.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In English law. A sheriff appointed by the sole authority of the crown, without the usual form of nomination by the judges in the exchequer. 1 Bl. Comm. 342; 3 Steph. Comm. 23.
Defined under Sheriff in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In English law. A sheriff appointed by the crown,, without the usual form of nomination by the judges of the exchequer.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
One appointed by the sole authority of the Crown, without being nominated by the judges of the Exchequer. Poer,/r. Power; to be able. Foet: y. Peul.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
A sheriff appointed by the sole authority of the crown, not having been previously nominated in the exchequer. The practice of occasionally naming pocket sheriffs continued until the reign of George III. (1 Bl. Com. 342; 2 Sieph. Com. 626.) Modey Sr W.