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What is a lawman?

What is a lawman? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (law, historical) A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.
  2. (law, historical) One of 12 magistrates in certain Danish boroughs of England empowered with soc and sac over their own households.
  3. (law, Orkney and Shetland) The presiding justice of the supreme court.
  4. (rare) A man of the law: a lawyer.
  5. (informal) An officer of the law: a law-enforcement officer.
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The program involves a retired lawman who has a psychic ability to see criminal events when exposed to elements relating to the crime.
The flight prize was an easy choice for the leading lawman with a long-standing interest in aviation.
The quirky, unconventional lawman is a plum role that at one point had seemingly passed Cardinal by.
In the Wild West, no single lawman could possibly stop a gang of desperate outlaws.
But Skapti, the lawman, followed Raven, and his father and other kinsmen of his.
Val was a good lawman but not exactly noted for his neat appearance nor his generosity with his money.

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