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title: sheriff — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sheriff» in the Judaism dictionary: A sheriff is the chief police officer of a county. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sheriff

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**Who acts:** sheriff, He, silver sheriff, Robin, county sheriff, deputy sheriff · **What happens:** be, catch, wear, badge, fight, come · **To what, where:** chief police officer, lawman, West stories, judge, Scotland, outlaw

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«sheriff» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [sheriff in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sheriff.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: USA — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sheriff is the chief police officer of a county.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sheriff:m1:1
# text = A sheriff is the chief police officer of a county.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sheriff	sheriff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	chief	chief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	police	police	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	county	county	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sheriff | the chief police officer |  |  |  | of a county | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Wild West stories, the sheriff is the lawman of a town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sheriff:m2:1
# text = In Wild West stories, the sheriff is the lawman of a town.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	3	flat	_	_
3	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sheriff	sheriff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lawman	lawman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the sheriff | the lawman |  | West stories |  | of a town | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: UK, Scotland — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sheriff is a judge in Scotland, or an official with a ceremonial job in England and Wales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sheriff:m3:1
# text = A sheriff is a judge in Scotland, or an official with a ceremonial job in England and Wales.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sheriff	sheriff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	official	official	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	ceremonial	ceremonial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	Wales	Wales	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sheriff | a judge |  | Scotland |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sheriff caught the outlaw.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sheriff:x1:1
# text = The sheriff caught the outlaw.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sheriff	sheriff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	outlaw	outlaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past | the sheriff | the outlaw |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent outlaw=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wore a silver sheriff's badge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sheriff:x2:1
# text = He wore a silver sheriff's badge.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sheriff	sheriff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	badge	badge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | He | a silver sheriff's badge |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent badge=Source |
| 2 | **badge** |  | a silver sheriff |  |  |  |  |  | nom badge «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Robin Hood fought the Sheriff of Nottingham.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sheriff:x3:1
# text = Robin Hood fought the Sheriff of Nottingham.
1	Robin	Robin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Hood	Hood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Sheriff	Sheriff	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Nottingham	Nottingham	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | Robin | the Sheriff of Nottingham |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheriff=Co-Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The county sheriff came to talk to our class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sheriff:x4:1
# text = The county sheriff came to talk to our class.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	county	county	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sheriff	sheriff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the county sheriff |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk** | to-infinitive | the county sheriff *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to our class | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to class=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The deputy sheriff helps the sheriff.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sheriff:x5:1
# text = The deputy sheriff helps the sheriff.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	deputy	deputy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sheriff	sheriff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sheriff	sheriff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | the deputy sheriff | the sheriff |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheriff=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the game, I was the sheriff and my brother was the bandit.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sheriff:x6:1
# text = In the game, I was the sheriff and my brother was the bandit.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sheriff	sheriff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bandit	bandit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | I | the sheriff and the bandit |  | the game |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | my brother | the bandit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Next morning the sheriff came traveling by there.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sheriff:x7:1
# text = Next morning the sheriff came traveling by there.
1	Next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sheriff	sheriff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	traveling	travel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the sheriff |  |  |  | morning |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **travel** | gerund | the sheriff *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by there=Trajectory |

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