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PRONUNCIATION OF SCHOUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCHOUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Schout is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCHOUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Schout

In Dutch-speaking areas, a schout was a local official appointed to carry out administrative, law enforcement and prosecutorial tasks. The office was abolished with the introduction of administrative reforms during the Napoleonic period. "Schout en scheepenen van Alkemade" as printed on an 1806 Dutch marriage document...

Definition of schout in the English dictionary

The definition of schout in the dictionary is previously, a council officer or sheriff in the Netherlands.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCHOUT


about
əˈbaʊt
bout
baʊt
carry-out
ˈkærɪaʊt
checkout
ˈtʃɛkaʊt
cut-out
ˈkʌtˌaʊt
doubt
daʊt
fallout
ˈfɔːlˌaʊt
layout
ˈleɪaʊt
logout
ˈlɒɡˌaʊt
opt-out
ˈɒptˌaʊt
out
aʊt
scout
skaʊt
set-out
ˈsɛtˌaʊt
shout
ʃaʊt
throughout
θruːˈaʊt
tout
taʊt
trout
traʊt
without
wɪˈðaʊt
workout
ˈwɜːkaʊt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCHOUT

schools inspector
schools medical officer
schoolteacher
schooltide
schoolward
schoolwork
schoolyard
schooner
schooner rig
Schopenhauer
Schopenhauerian
Schopenhauerism
schorl
schorlaceous
schorlomite
schottische

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCHOUT

beshout
Borgerhout
chout
do without
go without
mahout
outshout
Parnell shout
pitchout
racahout
ring-shout
unshout
watchout

Synonyms and antonyms of schout in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «schout» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCHOUT

Find out the translation of schout to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of schout from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «schout» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

schout
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

schout
570 millions of speakers

English

schout
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

schout
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

schout
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Schout
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

schout
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

schout
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

schout
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Schout
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schout
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

schout
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

schout
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Schout
85 millions of speakers
vi

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schout
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

schout
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विद्वान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Schout
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Schout
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Schout
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Schout
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Schout
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Schout
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Schout
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Schout
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Schout
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of schout

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHOUT»

The term «schout» is regularly used and occupies the 60.930 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHOUT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about schout

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCHOUT»

Discover the use of schout in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to schout and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
History of the Roman-Dutch Law
Why this name was selected for the president of the court instead of the more usual schout or baljuw I have not been able to discover. In the Indies the more common term schout was apparently adopted. The schout was appointed by the count ...
Sir Johannes Wilhelmus Wessels, 1908
2
The Colony of New Netherland: A Dutch Settlement in ...
The Schout Swartwout's instructions also required of him that as schout he had to compile the list of people due to appear before the court in the same way that the schout of Amsterdam had been instructed to do four years earlier. This shows ...
Jaap Jacobs, 2009
3
The Coordination of the European Union: Exploring the ...
Exploring the Capacities of Networked Governance Andrew Jordan, Adriaan Schout. that it can (as we shall hopefully demonstrate) be used directly to compare coordination in different but broadly comparable institutional settings.
Andrew Jordan, Adriaan Schout, 2006
4
The Death Penalty in the United States: A Complete Guide to ...
The legal system of the Dutch had an office called the “schout.” Legal scholars rarely acknowledge the point, but it was the principles undergirding the office of schout which shaped the prosecutorial system that America would eventually adopt ...
Louis J. Palmer, Jr., 1998
5
Public Prosecutors in the United States and Europe: A ...
24 This leads some scholars to argue that the system of public prosecution could not be traced to England.25 4.1.2 The Dutch Schout A possible origin of the American public prosecutor is the Dutch schout.26 The schout was a Dutch public ...
Gwladys Gilliéron, 2014
6
Harlem: Its Origins and Early Annals
the administration of affairs in the hands of Governor Anthony Colve, who on October 1st issued the following: Provisional Instructions to the Schout and Magistrates of the Town of New Haerlem. 1. The Schout and Magistrates each in their ...
James Riker, 1970
7
The Death Penalty: An American Citizen's Guide to ...
rarely acknowledge the point, but it was the principles undergirding the office of schout which shaped the prosecutorial system that America would eventually adopt and utilize to this day.15 The schout was a public prosecutor. Unlike the ...
Louis J. Palmer, 1998
8
Beverwijck: A Dutch Village on the American Frontier, 1652-1664
He also held the office of schout, which was similar to a law enforcement officer and prosecuting officer. When in this function he prosecuted a case, he stepped down from the bench and could not vote, although he did make recom— ...
Janny Venema, 2010
9
Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States, 2d ed.
The legal system of the Dutch had an office called the schout. Although legal scholars rarely acknowledge the point, it was the principles undergirding the office ofschout which shaped the prosecutorial system that America eventually adopted ...
Louis J. Palmer, Jr., 2008
10
Courts and Lawyers of New York: A History, 1609-1925
schout, burgomasters and schepens of the city of New Orange was about as far as he went in relation to legal matters. This ordinance, which was issued on January 15, 1674, has been generally known as the Colve Charter,14 although it is in ...
Alden Chester, Edwin Melvin Williams, 1925

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCHOUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term schout is used in the context of the following news items.
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Undercover Denekamp uit de brand met De Schout en Oost
De band die zou optreden bij Maddog treedt nu op op de eerste verdieping van hotel De Schout; dat is de voormalige hal - met balustrade - van het oude ... «Tubantia, Jul 15»
2
Grexit en de Europese mythes - Adriaan Schout
ma 22/06/2015 - 09:02 Adriaan Schout Ook vandaag nog horen we zware dreigementen over het gevaar van een grexit. Maar klopt dat wel of probeert Europa ... «VRT Nieuws, Jun 15»
3
Bangmakerij om Grexit is volstrekt misplaatst
Hou daarom op met apocalyptische retoriek. Door: Adriaan Schout is coördinator Europa bij Instituut Clingendael. 23 juni 2015, 02:00. Adriaan Schout. © . «Volkskrant, Jun 15»
4
Eijffinger: Grieks failliet waarschijnlijk, Grexit niet
Adriaan Schout, hoofd EU-studies aan het Instituut Clingendael, zegt dat Griekenland feitelijk al failliet is. ''Het is echter de vraag in welke gradatie." Schout ... «RTL Nieuws, Jun 15»
5
Drie provincies in Delta hielden Schout & Schepenen Race
Op zaterdag 13 juni 2015 werd voor de negende keer vanuit en nabij Sint-Annaland de Schout & Schepenen race gevaren. Een nautisch evenement waarbij ... «iGO.nl Nieuws Goeree Overflakkee, Jun 15»
6
Schout & Schepenen race 2015 met Kirsten van der Kolk
Tholen, 20150605 -- Ook dit jaar doen wederom meer dan 20 verschillende gemeentebesturen in de Zuidwestelijke Delta, vertegenwoordigd door ... «Nieuwsbank, Jun 15»
7
Schout beëdigt schepenen in De Burght
Texel ging vrijdagmorgen terug in de tijd. Net als 600 jaar geleden maakte schout Palsterval zijn opwachting en beëdigde dertien schepenen. Het schouwspel ... «Texelse Courant, Apr 15»
8
Man (25) gearresteerd na wilde achtervolging door Den Bosch
UPDATE 20.44 uur * DEN BOSCH – Een 25-jarige man uit Den Bosch is woensdag rond 16.30 uur gearresteerd op de Schout van Brechtstraat in zijn ... «Brabants Dagblad, Apr 15»
9
Letter: Unfit to govern
Jim Schout, New Bern. By Jim Schout, New Bern. New Bern Sun Journal. By Jim Schout, New Bern. Posted Mar. 31, 2015 at 12:01 AM Updated Mar 31, 2015 at ... «New Bern Sun Journal, Mar 15»
10
Nine Norman's Properties to Be Auctioned Online in March
Steve Schout, who is managing the auctions for Platinum Bid Auction Service, addressed the bittersweet nature of this sale, "It's exciting for us to be a part of ... «PR Newswire, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Schout [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/schout>. May 2024 ».
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