Lawmanとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) enPR: lômăn, lômən, IPA: /ˈlɔːmæn/, /ˈlɔːmən/
• (米国発音) enPR: lômăn, lômən, IPA: /ˈlɔmæn/, /ˈlɔmən/
• 韻: -ɔːmən

名詞

lawman (plural lawmen)

1. (law, historical) A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.

   Synonym: lawspeaker

2. (law, historical) One of 12 magistrates in certain Danish boroughs of England empowered with soc and sac over their own households.

   Synonyms: lageman, lagman

3. (law, Orkney and Shetland) The presiding justice of the supreme court.

   Synonyms: lawman-general, lagman

   • 1983, Paul Thompson, Tony Wailey, Trevor Lummis, History Workshop Series, Living the Fishing, Routledge & Kegan Paul:

     From the twelfth century Shetland had been administered directly by the Norwegian crown through the 'foud', rather than forming part of the patrimony of a great aristocratic estate. The foud appointed 'underfouds' and the Shetlands evolved their own elected officers, a 'lawman' and parish 'lawrightmen', who adjudicated and negotiated the collection of customary taxes and fines on behalf of the local population.

4. (rare) A man of the law: a lawyer.

   Synonyms: attorney, counsel; see also Thesaurus:lawyer

5. (informal) An officer of the law: a law-enforcement officer.

   Synonyms: bobby, cop; see also Thesaurus:police officer

   • 1979 June 25, Richard Schickel, “Show Business: Duke: Images from a Lifetime”, in Time:

     "Fill your hand, you sonuvabitch," the old lawman cries, clamping the reins of his horse between his teeth and filling his own hands with six-gun and repeater.

   • 2016, Dusty Richards, Deadly Is the Night, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, retrieved 8 December 2021:

     The two lawmen punched his ticket with four well-aimed rifle shots.

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