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lawman

[law-man, -muhn] / ˈlɔˌmæn, -mən /




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He played a lawman in the television series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” which ran from the early 1990s until 2001.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

“Sheriff Pusser inspired thousands to enter into law enforcement,” Sweat told me, gesturing to a Pusser admirer turned lawman who had just visited his shop to talk Pusser.

From Slate Nov. 6, 2025

A.I. is becoming more lifelike by the day, making Olyphant’s quirky and very human contribution to the series’ android lineage a special kick to watch, and a welcome departure from his various lawman roles.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2025

The former lawman agreed to prosecutor-recommended sentences ranging from five to 30 years, although the judge isn’t bound by that agreement.

From Seattle Times Mar. 18, 2024

You know, for a lawman, Sheriff Smith’s all right.”

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe

For nearly a decade, four small-town Louisiana lawmen and a Subway shop owner manufactured phony crime reports to help foreign nationals stay in the U.S., federal prosecutors say.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

Though their national organization doesn’t publish its membership list, media and other tracking show there are at minimum dozens of these like-minded lawmen across the country, likely closely watching Riverside County.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2026

And in this scene, the lawmen converge to arrest one person they believe they can get information from, Ernest Burkhart, played by Leonardo DiCaprio.

From New York Times Feb. 16, 2024

Hill is widely known as one of metro Atlanta’s most flamboyant lawmen.

From Seattle Times Oct. 19, 2022

The lawmen were untrained in forensic methods and didn’t make a cast impression of the tire marks, or dust the bottle for fingerprints, or check Anna’s body for gunpowder residue.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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