单词 | clerk of the peace |
释义 | > as lemmasClerk of the Peace Clerk of the Peace n. an officer who prepares indictments and keeps a record of proceedings at sessions of the peace. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > an officer of the court > [noun] > registrar or clerk > other clerks court-rollera1500 warden-clerk1584 Clerk of the Nichils1642 clerk of the essoins1657 Clerk of the Peace1689 1689 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 318 That Sheriffs and Clarks of ye peace Impose not vpon ye people. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 269 To him [the lord lieutenant] the nomination of the clerk of the peace belongs. < as lemmas |
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