alguacil

Definitions of alguacil
  1. noun
    an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
    synonyms: esbirro
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    type of:
    funcionario
    a worker who holds or is invested with an office
  2. noun
    a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
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    type of:
    oficial de la ley
    an officer of the law
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