Assertion: sheriff | /r/HasProperty | legal official
Facets:
value: in principle
type: MANNER
value: always
type: DEGREE
value: with responsibility for a county
type: OTHER
value: with responsibility for a shire
type: OTHER
value: historically
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Historically, a sheriff was a legal official with responsibility for a shire, the term being a contraction of "shire reeve" (Old English scīrgerefa).
text: Although sheriffs are always legal officials, their powers and functions vary widely.
text: In principle, a sheriff is a legal official with responsibility for a county.