: a law-enforcement officer (such as a sheriff or marshal)
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Examples of lawman in a Sentence
Wyatt Earp was a famous American lawman of the Wild West.
as the rural county's chief lawman, the sheriff has to patrol a vast area with only minimal manpower
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The two lawmen, along with five other agents, walked into the dusty front yard, sidestepping roosters, and banged on the front door.
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Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen star as Cole and Hitch, two for-hire lawmen who may as well be named Wyatt and Doc.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
Always, there was resistance to centering a project on a Black lawman.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 June 2024
Mendoza continued to threaten the victim's life and her family, shouting in Spanish in front of the lawmen.
—Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 17 June 2024
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Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen star as Cole and Hitch, two for-hire lawmen who may as well be named Wyatt and Doc.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 21 June 2024
Always, there was resistance to centering a project on a Black lawman.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 June 2024
Mendoza continued to threaten the victim's life and her family, shouting in Spanish in front of the lawmen.
—Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 17 June 2024
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawman. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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lawman
noun
law·man
ˈlȯ-mən 
: a law-enforcement officer (as a sheriff or marshal)
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