| Within each sheriffdom are sheriff court districts, each with a court presided over by one or more sheriffs. |
| Crossing the river got him beyond his old nemesis' sheriffdom and into the territory of a more liberal authority. |
| In 1667 Commissioners of Supply were appointed in each sheriffdom to collect the land tax. |
| The area of the sheriffdom was declared to be identical to that of the Diocese of Caithness. |
| Clackmannan forms a sheriffdom with Stirling and Dumbarton shires, and a sheriff-substitute sits at Alloa. |
| The new justice of the peace courts are managed by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service and are organised by sheriffdom. |
