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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Scotland) The acting sheriff in a Scottish county or city, like the sheriff-depute appointed by the Crown, but unlike the sheriff-depute forced to reside within his judicial district, and forbidden to take other employment..
Use sheriff-substitute when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sheriff-substitute means (Scotland) The acting sheriff in a Scottish county or city, like the sheriff-depute appointed by the Crown, but unlike the sheriff-depute forced to reside within his judicial district, and forbidden to take other employment..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use sheriff-substitute where its definition matches the intended context.
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