catchpole
n.
law-enforcement clerk, deputy of a sheriff who arrests persons for debt (Archaic)
Catchpole
Catchpole is a rare
surname derived from a law enforcement implement found in
medieval England. The 'catchpole' usually consisted of an eight foot wooden
pole with some sort of noose or barbed fork on one end. Law enforcement officers (usually the
Sheriff) would place the noose around the neck of the criminal and use it to lead them around and so forth. Catchpoles are still used today, mostly by animal control officials to ensnare uncontrolled wild animals.
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Catchpole
A name formerly given to a sheriff's deputy, or to a constable, or other officer whose duty it is to arrest persons. He was a sort of serjeant. The word is not now in use as an official designation.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
CATCHPOLE
DIPENDENTE D'UNO SCERIFFO INCARICATO DI ARRESTARE I DEBITORI INSOLVENTI
catchpole
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