Crossword clues for lawman
lawman
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (context US English) An officer of the law, such as a sheriff or marshal.
WordNet
n. an officer of the law [syn: law officer, peace officer]
Wikipedia
Lawman is a term used in reference to an American law-enforcement officer, usually a sheriff or a marshal.
Lawman may also refer to the Scandinavian legal office discussed under lawspeaker.
Lawman is an American western television series originally telecast on ABC from 1958 to 1962 starring John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop and featuring Peter Brown as Deputy Marshal Johnny McKay. The series was set in Laramie, Wyoming during 1879 and the 1880s. Warner Bros. already had several western series on the air at the time, having launched Cheyenne with Clint Walker as early as 1955. The studio continued the trend in 1957 with the additions of Maverick with James Garner and Jack Kelly, Colt .45 with Wayde Preston, and Sugarfoot with Will Hutchins. One year later, Warner Bros. added Lawman and Bronco with Ty Hardin.
Prior to the beginning of production, Russell and Brown and producer Jules Schermer made a pact to maintain the quality of the series so that it would not be seen as "just another western." At the start of season two, Russell and Brown were joined by Peggie Castle as Lily Merrill, the owner of the Birdcage Saloon, and a love interest for Dan.
The main sponsor of the series was the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company through their Camel Cigarettes brand. The alternate sponsor was General Mills. The two main stars did spots endorsing Camel Cigarettes and Cheerios Breakfast Cereal.
Lawman is a 1971 American Western film starring Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb, and Robert Duvall.
The film is about the quest of a lone peace officer, Marshal Jared Maddox (played by Lancaster), to bring several men to justice. It was written by Gerry Wilson and directed by Michael Winner.
Its hero and the motives of the other characters are not as defined or clear-cut as in some Westerns. Cobb's character, Vincent Bronson, is not a typically evil cattle baron but is portrayed with a sense of humanity. The marshal and the guilty men nevertheless come to a series of deadly confrontations. Maddox can be seen as an anti-hero dedicated to upholding the law regardless of any extraneous code of honor, or personal feelings. The plot generates questions regarding honor and under what circumstances murder becomes legal.
Lawman (foaled 9 May 2004) is a French Thoroughbred racehorse. As a three-year-old in 2007 he won the Prix du Jockey Club and Prix Jean Prat. Since being retired to stud he has made a good start as a stallion, siring Group 1 winners Most Improved, Just the Judge and Law Enforcement. Lawman was trained by Jean-Marie Béguigné and owned by Claudio Marzocco and Ernesto Ciampi.
Usage examples of "lawman".
Wondering at the reason for such a cool reception by the local lawman, Blu studied the shorter man, noting his wiry but well-muscled build and the nervous twitching of the fingers on his right hand.
Einarsson, captain in the hird of Ottar Thorkelsson, the Lawman of Norland.
Muckle exhorted the newly arrived lawmen to arrest the protesters for trespassing, truancy, and disturbing the peace.
Wild West Extravaganza that promised Noble Lawmen, Wild Horses, Dastardly Outlaws, and Savage Red Men to those bold enough to purchase tickets.
Lawman and he will send swift gild for the overtreading of your rights.
Leaving it to his fellow lawmen to tidy up, Longarm sent a night letter to Billy Vail in Denver, and headed back to his redecorated front room at the MacUlric boardinghouse to catch up on some well-earned rest.
Chapter 17 It was mid-afternoon when Longarm and his five fellow lawmen reined in near that saloon in Camino Viejo.
Kane stood sullen and silent while the lawman and the bounty hunter discussed how and when the reward would be paid, and then the deputy ushered Kane into the cellblock, opened a cell door, and motioned Kane inside.
Colonel Newland said that even the Raleigh newspaper carried an article about the missing prisoner, and we knew that other lawmen from the neighboring counties had joined in the search.
A place where any and all off-duty lawmen were welcome to sit on the tailgates of pickup trucks, drink beer, eat fajitas and shoot the breeze.
He was a lawman and a tourist attraction, a Falstaffian figure equally adept with his fists and his grin.
For just as the treacherous little brunette had planned far in advance, the local lawmen figured the gang had been double-crossed by one or more mighty fast gunslicks of the male persuasion.
I also became acutely aware of the sometimes precarious, indistinguishable line between lawbreakers and lawmen.
Smallwood, who harumphed and put his hands behind his back, as if encouraging us lawmen to get cracking and lay down some law.
Known even by the lawmen he taunted as a gentleman bandit, Welch certainly lived the part.