Under Sheriff

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

In English law. A person appointed by the sheriff of a county to perform all his ordinary duties in his behalf. Sometimes confounded with a deputy sheriff, but the latter term is properly applicable to those whom the sheiriff appoints to execute process in his behalf, and who have no other powers than such as appertain to that particular duty. 1 Bl. Comm. 345, note. In the old books, "undortakei'" means a promisor. 1 Salk. 27. "Undertaking" is frequently used in the special sense of a promise given in the course of legal proceedings by a party or his counsel, generally as a condition to obtaining some concession from the court or the opposite party.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An officer appointed by a sheriff to perform nearly all the duties of the sheriff’s office. See 1 Bl. Comm. 345.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An officer who acts directly under the sheriff, and performs all the duties of the sheriff's office, a few only excepted where the personal presence of the high-sheriff is necessary. The sheriff is civilly responsible for the acts or omissions of his under-sheriff. Mozley & Whitley. A distinction is made between this officor and a deputy, the latter being appointed for a special occasion or purpose, while the former discharges, in general, all the duties required by the sheriff's office,

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

See Sheriff.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

A deputy of a sheriff. The principal is called high-sheriff, and the deputy the under-sheriff. Vide 1 Phil. Ev. Index, h. t.