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Definition of Law officer
1. Noun. An officer of the law.
Generic synonyms: Defender, Guardian, Protector, Shielder
Specialized synonyms: Attorney General, Border Patrolman, Constable, Deputy, Deputy Sheriff, Flatfoot, Patrolman, Gaoler, Jailer, Jailor, Prison Guard, Screw, Turnkey, Lieutenant, Police Lieutenant, Marshal, Marshall, Military Policeman, Mp, Narc, Narcotics Agent, Nark, Officer, Police Officer, Policeman, Police Sergeant, Sergeant, Sheriff, Solicitor General, Ranger, Texas Ranger, Warden, Warder
Lexicographical Neighbors of Law Officer
Literary usage of Law officer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Letters-patent, for the Sole Use of Inventions in by John Coryton (1855)
"In the absence of caveats, or non-appearance of oppo- Practice if uu- nents, the
usual practice of the law officer is to allow the entry of the Disclaimer, ..."
2. A Treatise on the Law of Public Offices and Officers by Floyd Russell Mechem (1890)
"When Payment of Fees is regulated by Law, Officer can not recover otherwise.—So
where the payment of fees for specified services is regulated by law, ..."
3. The Law and Practice Relating to Letters Patent for Inventions by Thomas Terrell, William Peter Rylands (1895)
"The evidence used on appeal to the law officer shall be the same as that used at
the hearing before the comptroller ; and no further evidence shall be given ..."
4. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"But do we find here what may be termed an information or bill by the law officer
of the state? As such an officer is the only person competent to institute ..."
5. The Law and Practice Relating to Letters Patent for Inventions by Roger William Wallace, John Bruce Williamson (1900)
"I. When cany person intends to appeal to the law officer from a decision of the
comptroller in any ease in which such appeal is given by the Acts, ..."
6. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1908)
"... the attorney general of Minnesota, and by its orders have »deprived the state
of the services of its con- H stitutional law officer in its own courts. ..."
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