Definition for sheriff court - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	sheriff court (sher\|iff court) noun (in Scotland) a judicial court for civil cases, equivalent to a county court.		More words in this category abduct amicus breach claim court martial covenant deposition evidence exclusion order heir-at-law jus cogens law term magistracy magistrate mala fide malpractice motion provocation public act tax avoidance Nearby Words sher sherardize Sheraton sherbet sherd Sheridan, Philip Henry Sheridan, Richard Brinsley sheriff sheriff clerk sheriff court sheriff principal sheriff-depute Sherlock Sherman tank Sherman, Roger Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherpa Sherrington, Sir Charles Scott sherry