Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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deputy sheriff
An officer who, acting under the direction of a sheriff, may perform mostof the duties of the sheriff's office. ( Although undersheriff is broadly synonymous with deputy sheriff, writers have sometimes distinguished between the two, suggesting that a deputy is appointed for a special occasion or purpose, while an undersheriff is permanent. - Also termed undersheriff; general deputy; vice-sheriff.