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Ministerial officer

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

One whose duties are purely ministerial, as distinguished from executive, legislative, or judicial functions, requiring obedience to the mandates of superiors and not involving the exercise of judgment or discretion.

See U. S. v. Bell (C. C.) 127 Fed. 1002; Waldoe v. Wallace, 12 Ind. 572; State v. Loechner. 65 Neb. 814, 91 N. W. 874, 59 In R. A. 915 ; Reid v. Hood, 2 Nott & McC. (S. C.) 169, 10 Am. Dec. 582