Ab Actis — Law Dictionary

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat An officer having charge of acta, public records, registers, journals or minutes; an officer who entered on record the acta or proceedings of a court; a clerk of court; a notary or actuary. Calvin. Lex. Jurid. See "Acta." This, and the similarly formed epithets a cancellis, A secretis, A libellis, were also anciently the titles of a chancellor, (cancellarius,) in the early history of that office. Spelman, "Cancellarius."

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Lat. An officer having charge of acta, public records, registers, journals, or minutes; an officer who entered on record the acta or proceedings of a court; a elerk of court; a notary or actuary. Calvin. Lex. Jurid. See “Acta.” This, and the similarly formed epithets & cancellis, & secrehistory of that office. Spelman, “Cancellarius.”

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. A notary, clerk, or actuary; one who keeps, or has charge ofocto, public registers, journals, or records. See Acta, This, and the similarly formjed epithets a cancel Us, h secretis, a lihellis, were also anciently the titles of a chancellor, {cancellariu Sy) in the early history of that office. Spelman, voc. Cancellarius. «