lawman
Meaning
- (historical) A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.
- (historical) One of 12 magistrates in certain Danish boroughs of England empowered with soc and sac over their own households.
- (Orkney, Shetland) The presiding justice of the supreme court.
- (rare) A man of the law: a lawyer.
- (informal) An officer of the law: a law-enforcement officer.
Synonyms
Translations
homme de loi
hombre de leyes
محامى محامٍ مُحامي
oficial de la llei
Rechtsberater عالم قانونيFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɔːmæn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English laweman, laȝaman (as a man's name, Laȝamon, Layamon), from Old English lahmann, borrowed from Old Norse lǫgmaðr. In present use as a law-enforcement officer, law + -man.
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