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MARSHAL

In the USA, a marshal is n officer with certain police duties. The Judiciary Act of 1789 provided for officers called marshals, whose functions with respect to the Federal courts were to be like those of sheriffs with respect to the State courts. In 1790 they were entrusted with the census enumeration, and so frequently with respect to later censuses. In modern times a marshal in the USA is a police officer with responsibility for a designated area.
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