Clerk

Definition - Intransitive Verb
: to act or work as a clerk <~ed for a Supreme Court justice>

Definition - Noun
1  : an official responsible (as to a court) for correspondence, records, and accounts and having specified powers or authority (as to issue writs) <a city ~> <~ of court>
2 a  : a person employed to keep records or accounts or to perform general office work
b  : a person (as a law student or graduate) employed by an attorney or judge to assist with case-related tasks (as research)
compare paralegal



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arrest warrant

a warrant issued to a law enforcement officer ordering the officer to arrest and bring the person named in the warrant before the court or a magistrate


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