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Sheriff Depute

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In Scotch law. The principal sheriff pf a county, who is also a judge.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Scotch law. The principal sheriff of a county, who is also a judge.

Defined under Sheriff in Black's Law Dictionary.