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Marshals

Marshals

43 7.2
People who work for a federal law agency and protect judges, move prisoners, and guard witnesses
  • noun
  • /ˈmɑrʃəlz/
  • US
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  • If you want to settle outside of court, the US Marshals will be coming to your door to hand you a summons.
  • U.S. Marshals

And it was, it was US Marshals, Right?

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Examples

  • Should we alert the Marshals Service?

  • The U.S. Marshals are responsible for transporting federal prisoners across the country.

  • Take it to the US Marshals' Service, all right?

  • You really gotta hand it to those Federal Marshals, boy.

  • The U.S. Marshals were known as team players through and through.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I spent some time working with some guys from the United States Marshals Service.

    Blog text (21)
  • Agents of the United States Marshals Service are prepared to deliver a telephone to you.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The U.S. Marshals will escort you and your men to the bridge.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service are both divisions of the Justice Department.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Marshals, you may take the defendant into custody.

Synonyms

marshal
vsMarshals
  • Formal
174 6.7

An official who makes sure people follow court orders

is the federal members who perform court protection and prisoner transport
federal agent
vsMarshals
115 3.5

A person who works for the country's government to enforce laws and investigate crimes

is the specific members focused on judiciary protection and prisoner transport
US Marshals Service
vsMarshals
1 3.7

A United States government group that protects judges and witnesses and arrests or moves prisoners

is the people who work for that agency and perform those tasks

A US government agency that protects judges, moves federal prisoners, guards witnesses, and manages property taken from criminals

is the members of that agency who carry out those duties

Compounds

A United States government group that protects judges and witnesses and arrests or moves prisoners

A US government agency that protects judges, moves federal prisoners, guards witnesses, and manages property taken from criminals

Surface Forms

Marshal singular
Marshals plural

Morphology

Marshals = marshal (transparent) = marshal + s

Plural '-s' added to the noun 'marshal' to indicate more than one; meaning is directly and transparently derived.

Etymology

Marshals comes from old words marah and scalc, which meant 'horse' and 'servant' because a marshal first looked after horses and stables. Over time the job grew into one of keeping order and leading operations, so today's Marshals protect judges, escort prisoners, and manage security.