ARTICLED CLERK
\ˈɑːtɪkə͡ld klˈɑːk], \ˈɑːtɪkəld klˈɑːk], \ˈɑː_t_ɪ_k_əl_d k_l_ˈɑː_k]\
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In English law. A clerk bound to serve in the office of a solicitor in consideration of being instructed in the profession. This is the general acceptation of the term ; but it is said to be equally applicable to other trades and professions. Reg. v. Reeve, 4 Q. B. 212.
By Henry Campbell Black
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