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Lawman means (law, historical) A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law..
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/ˈlɔːmæn/ · noun
(law, historical) A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law..
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.
"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.
The two lawmen punched his ticket with four well-aimed rifle shots.
Use lawman when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lawman means (law, historical) A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law..
Common synonyms include lawspeaker, lageman, lagman, lawman-general.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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