: a law-enforcement officer (such as a sheriff or marshal)
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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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Meanwhile, the pissy, frustrated lawman (Kenneth Tobey) trying to coordinate the manhunt has to deal with abject incompetence and mind-boggling bureaucracy, as well as his own desire to relive his youth.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez, jailed Thursday on racketeering charges, must post a $1 million bond to be released, a judge ruled Friday, as new details emerged about a clandestine Kissimmee casino prosecutors said the lawman secretly helped run.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
The Naked Gun is a direct sequel to the original trilogy, with Neeson playing Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., son of Nielsen's bumbling lawman.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 June 2025
Waterston plays District Attorney Forrest Bedford, a Southern lawman who forms a bond with his Black housekeeper, Lilly Harper, played by Taylor.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez, jailed Thursday on racketeering charges, must post a $1 million bond to be released, a judge ruled Friday, as new details emerged about a clandestine Kissimmee casino prosecutors said the lawman secretly helped run.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
The Naked Gun is a direct sequel to the original trilogy, with Neeson playing Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., son of Nielsen's bumbling lawman.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 June 2025
Waterston plays District Attorney Forrest Bedford, a Southern lawman who forms a bond with his Black housekeeper, Lilly Harper, played by Taylor.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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“Lawman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawman. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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lawman
noun
law·man
ˈlȯ-mən 
: a law-enforcement officer (as a sheriff or marshal)
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